419 scam: "London Chartered Bank"<lucy@gdet.gov.cn> For Your Attention

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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:

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:
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- +447024025653 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "London Chartered Bank" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <admin@lcb-plc.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2010 19:13:10 +0100
Subject: For Your Attention

Attention:

This is to bring to your attention that a total sum of $10,600,000USD was deposited with our firm in your favour.

However,a Lady with the information below came to our office with a power of attorney claiming that you instructed her to act as your
representative.

Below is her contact details.

Geradine Walter
3020 Sand Court, Richmond, TX 77406 USA

Account details
Beneficiary Geradine
Bank:Bank of America( BOA)
Acct:No:0342117740
Rt.No.11-1111354

We contacted you to confirm if you instructed her to act on your behalf.

Please respond as soon as possible because we would not be held responsible for any wrong transfer.

It is our duty to serve you.

For any equiry call +44702 402 5653

Benjamin Williams
Administrative Department
London Chartered Bank
UK

**Please acknowledge the receipt of this message**
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This e-mail and any attachments are confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the person to whom it is
addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not disclose, distribute, or copy this message or any part of it, or act
on any information contained herein. Please e-mail the sender to inform us of the transmission error, or email us at
info@lcb-plc.com, and delete this information from your system.
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