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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: Edward Ken <ewardk11@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2021 02:49:47 -0700
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE

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Lloyds Banking Group.
Alder Castle, 10 Noble St,
London EC2V 7ED,
United Kingdom.


ATTENTION: Dear,

Greetings to you, I am Mr. Ken Edward , I am from London, United
Kingdom, I am contacting you after going through your interesting
profile. If this message successfully gets to you, I will like to
discuss my business with you, which you will have an immense benefit
from if we can work together, The Group Finance Director of Lloyds
Banking Group United Kingdom.


Do you need a loan, Or you are looking for a partner in a joint
venture (JV)? I will help you accomplish that dream in a matter of
days. Our lenders / investors offer funds for all i kinds of
businesses at very low and businesses friendly rates.

I am contacting you for a legitimate business transaction strictly for
you and me alone. I personally discovered a dormant account with a
total sum of £ 135,000.000.00 - [One-hundred Thirty-Five Million GBP
Only] here in our bank. The owner of this dormant account died on 4th
Jan 2012. Since his death, nobody has operated in his account because
the account has NO BENEFICIARY attached to it. I wish to present you
as the next of kin to the bank.

Kindly get back to me as soon as possible for more details on how to
proceed further. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Regards,
Mr. Ken Edward .
http://www.lloydsbankinggroup.com
N/B: May God keep us all safe from COVID-19!!

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