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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:

Fraud email example:

From: Lloyds TSB Bank <lloydstsb_bank5@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: lloydstsbbankplc97@inMail24.com
Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 03:40:04 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: YOUR OVER DUE PAYMENT APPROVED BY THE UNITED NATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


Lloyds TSB Bank Plc.
ACCOUNT,TREASURY,CASH FLOW AND DEPOSIT BANK
AFFILIATED TO ALL LINKS BANKS CORRESPONDENCE TO IMF & WORLD BANK.
#195 Edgware Road,
London W2 1EY
United Kingdom
Tel: +44-7024017030
Tel: +44-7024069349
Fax: +44-8712637715
Email:lloydstsb_bank5@yahoo.com
Dear Sir,

YOUR OVER DUE PAYMENT APPROVED BY THE UNITED NATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE.
We are however delighted to inform you that after critical examinations of the whole process, that the UNITED NATIONS have finally give the authority and approved the Lloyds TSB Bank Plc London to settle your over due payment funds in a swift action and unconditionally.

As a matter of fact, this office will not entertain your further dealings with any third party to avoid duplication of effort on your payment process in other to serve you better otherwise your payment will be cancelled. We are out to correct the wrong done in the past by your representative but all we want from you is your utmost co-operation and kind understanding by adhering to this lay down instruction.

It is our concern that you should discontinue any other further communications with any person/persons claiming to be working with any other Bank / Security company henceforth as they have been stopped any official assignment on behalf of the affiliated bank to avoid any duplication of efforts in diverting your funds to a wrong accounts.

Please, We hereby once again express our sympathy with you over the whole situation that had culminated in the whole delay in the payment of your funds as we want you to comply with the bank even as we assure you of a quickest remittance of your funds into your account, as officials of the bank are currently reaching out to all awaiting foreign beneficiaries for their payment after due process.
In view of the above instructions, you are required to reconfirm the following information to enable us facilitate your payment promptly:

1. Your banking co-ordinates information.
2. Your direct telephone,mobile and Fax numbers.
3. Your contact address for the delivery of your Payment Release Documents (PRD).

We awaits your urgent acknowledgement of this message through our email address:

Your's Faithfully,
For: Lloyds TSB Bank Plc.
Mr. Mark Owen.
(Director: Foreign Operations Dept.)


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