419 scam: "Lloyds Tsb." <xx@yy.com> Your Accumulated Interest Payment//

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "hundred thousand us dollars" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Lloyds Tsb." <xx@yy.com>
Reply-To: udogodwin877@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 11 May 2019 10:43:13 -0700
Subject: Your Accumulated Interest Payment//

FROM :Marshall Garcia

Capital Financial Advisor
Lloyds Bank TSB
25 Gresham Street
London
EC2V 7HN
United Kingdom

Dear Sir/Madam,

In furtherance to the agreement reached by the United
Nations(UN) and
African Union (AU) to further extend the financial aid to
the Latter in
adherence to the laid down conditions,the African Union in
their last
General Assembly directed all member countries to as a
matter of urgency
pay all outstanding contracts,inheritance and winnings
being owed
through the UN collaboration.

To that effect,We were nominated as
one of the disbursing banks to the United Nations (UN)
and was
instructed by the UN to pay you One million two hundred
thousand US
dollars ($1.2m) as part of your accumulated interest on your

contract,inheritance fund by ATM ,DRAFT/CHEQUE OR CASH.

You are therefore required to reconfirm the following:.

a, Name --------------------------------------

b, tel number --------------------------------

c, Address ----------------------------------

d, preferred mode of payment ATM , DRAFT/CHEQUE , WIRE OR
CASH

Yours faithfully,
Marshall Garcia
Capital Financial Advisor

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