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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: Sir Christian Lawrence <sirchrisla31@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2017 18:39:30 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY.....


FROM: SIR CHRISTIAN LAWRENCE
AUDITS & ACCOUNTS DEPT
LLOYDS OF LONDON

Hello..

I am Sir. Christian Lawrence the manager Audit & Accounts dept. in Lloyds Bank International. I am writing to request your assistance to transfer the sum of $17.500.000.00 (Seventeen Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) into your accounts.

The above sum belongs to our deceased customer late Kenneth Roy Thomson, a CANADIAN who died in June 12, 2006 without a WILL to his account here in Lloyds bank Plc, and since then the fund has been dormant without any body coming for the claim, over 10 years, and constitution guiding this banking institution stated that after the expiration of (12) years, if no body or person comes for the claim as the next of kin, the fund will be channel into national treasury as unclaimed fund.. on this regard I seek for you total corporation for us to unit and claim the fund, I want you to stand as the next of kin to late Kenneth Roy Thomson, so that our bank will accord you there cognition and have the fund transfer to your account. I will be here to provide to you any information our bank may ask for the successful of this business.

The total sum will be shared as follows: 60% for me, 40% for you. I can assure
that the transfer is risk free on both sides hence you are going to adhere to my instruction till the fund transfer to your account. I will details you breakdown explaining comprehensively what require of you.

If you are interested contact me with my bellow private email for more details.

Email: chrislawrence@accountant.com

I look so forward to hear from you.

Regard.
Sir Christian Lawrence



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