419 scam: "Mr.António Horta-Osório"<info@lee.org> To Whom It May Concern Your Payment Sum Of US$15,500,000.00.

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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:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "into your nominated bank account" (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)
- ",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)
- "fund beneficiary" (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.
- +447031972247 (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.
- officeo336@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

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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