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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: "Mr.António Horta-Osório" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <officeo336@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2018 01:24:59 -0800
Subject: To Whom It May Concern Your Payment Sum Of US$15,500,000.00.

Lloyds Bank Plc
417 North End Road, Fulham, London.
Sw6 1Ns. United Kingdom.
Direct Line  : (+44) 703 197 2247
Tel : (+44) 703 190 7599
Fax: (+44) 708 769 089
 
 
SUBJECT: EFFECTIVE REMITTANCE PROCESS, AUTHORIZATION CHECK - LIST AND LETTER TO EFFECT TRANSFER SUM OF US$15,500,000.00.
 
Attention Fund Beneficiary,
 
I am Mr. António Horta-Osório., Group Director and Chief Executive/Commercial Banking Lloyds Bank Plc ,London UK. I was been mandated to handle your Contract/inheritance funds in any of your Choice of receiving your settlement with our bank.
 
Through Our findings, we discovered that you have been going through hard ways trying to get your long inheritance/Contract/Wining Funds $15.5Million USD, with the banks in Nigeria that is what prompted the Federal Government of Nigeria that contacted us, to take the Wire transfer from any other bank that might have been involved with this transaction,Knowing fully well of our customer friendly working relationship that we have built since past decades of our existence.
 
We want to assure you that now you can be rest assured knowing fully well, that we will not hesitate to remit your entire fund into your nominated bank account.
 
We have done our due diligence and have confirmed that you are the rightfully beneficiary to said fund of $15.5Million US Dollar. Your fund will be release to you, without delay, within 72 hours as soon we hear back from you with the reconfirmation of the following below information’s, to avoid us not making any mistake dealing with Wrong Person.
 
1. Full Name............
2. Residential Address...........
3. Age..........
4. Occupation/........ Position...........
5. Direct Telephone Numbers..............
6. Scan Copy of your International Passport or Drivers License
 
Respond back urgently.
 
Thank you for your anticipated co-operation,
 
Mr.António Horta-Osório.
Executive Director
Lloyd's Banking Group UK London
Email: officeo336@gmail.com
 
 

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