419 scam: "Prince Michael Battle."<lloydsmichaelbattle@yahoo.com> Lloyds Bank

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "clearance certificate" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "clearance certificate" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447024022709 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- mr.michaelbattle@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Prince Michael Battle." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr.michaelbattle@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2002 06:45:22 -0800
Subject: Lloyds Bank

LLOYDS BANK PLC LONDON
10 Southwark Street ,
London Bridge , London - UK
SE1 1TT,RC: 121878
Direct Tel: +44-702-402-2709
Our Ref: NTB/WESTMIN/INTER-2011
Your Ref: Affidavit: AFX 076GD7B24

Attn: Dear Customer,

This is to notify you that Central Bank in collaboration with Bank of England had contracted Lloyds Bank Plc for a (Commercial Restructuring) to release your immediate part payment sum of US$10,500,000.00 for this quarter of the fiscal year 2011 without further delay. With the information on my desk, I was made to understand that you have been going through hard ways by paying a lot of charges to see to the release of your funds which has been delayed. Please, from now hence forth stop further communication with any person(s) from any part of Africa, Europe or Asia.

You are not to pay any charges to receive your payment anymore as you have meet up with the whole requirements. Your representatives will tell you to still go ahead with them but on your own risk. Please be warned!!!!

The only thing required from you is to forward your Non-Resident Clearance Certificate/Receipt to this office, so that this office can file the document with our WIRE DEPARTMENT for the urgent release of your part payment sum of US$10.5Million.

The Central Bank and Bank of England had paid our bank for handling/processing your part payment for this fiscal year. As soon as we receive the above document, we shall affect your part payment wire transfer immediately without delay.

Will you follow our directives, your funds will reflect in your bank account within 24hours from the date we receive the document. Do not respond to any correspondence again from any person(s) but only to this Bank.

To facilitate the release of your part payment sum of US$10.5Million, you are required as a matter of urgency to forward your Non Resident Clearance

Certificate as requested above through my email address as follows: mr.michaelbattle@yahoo.co.uk !!

Prince Michael Battle.
Payment Coordinator.
Lloyds Bank Plc London

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