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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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Fraud email example:

From: "HSBC CAPITAL USA,INC,NEW YORK" <bh10@wd663dq1r.homepage.t-online.de>
Reply-To: <stevensschaefer@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:07:24 -0000
Subject: GOODNEWS-OUR NEW PAYMENT MANDATE

Good morning,
 
 
We are pleased to notify you that we have now taken over the final wire transfers documentary credit and payment of your approved nomineebeneficial part payment of US$10,500,000(Ten million, five hundred thousand united state dollars only) from both  and Natwest Plc London UK since August,2010 as their correspondence of international settlement/clearance here in united state.
 
Be advice that our involvement in the finalization of this overdue nominee beneficial wire transfers payment due to you was brought about by reason of the present scarcity of foreign exchange currently being experienced by Natwest Plc london, UK at the moment, especially across major european financial hub  due to their none compliance with the regulatory requirement of the Financial service authority-FSA UK and elsehwere by the European central (ECB)Frankfurt, Germany.
 
To this extend therefore, a management debt buy back transfer protocol agreement was reached between our  Hsbc Capital USA, Inc, Natwest Plc london, UK respectively since August, 2011 which now gave our  absolute financial jurisdiction over this payment and see to it effective conclusion this first quarter financial year of 2012 unequivocally to your - Be advice accordingly.
 
Our office, HSBC Capital USA. NA, is the Global capital arm of our financial institution - HSBC NA. Henceforth, our office under my direct supervision will be handling this payment advice due to be released by swift wire transfer to your  account domiciled (reconfirm your account co-ordinates)as your approved nominee beneficiary  of final payment destination of choice in this transaction.
 
Therefore, we have officially reactivate and again commence this e-payment negotiation which has reamin dormant and have also moved to raise your payment release voucher for foreign exchange to be allocated to you since friday of last week as soon as we receive the payment release mandate order from Natwest Plc london, UK
 
To this end, an international  draft(cashier check) has been raised by our foreign office through our Global international financier depository receipt (GDR) account maintained with HSBC,Boston, Masshusset, international office. This draft will now be sent in by us for the mandatory inter clearance and fund monetization at central securities of the Depository trust clearing corporation(DTCC) here in new york,USA with your co-operation prior to the effective SWIFT wire transfer to your account.
 
Within 48 hours of the receipt of the original copy of deposit of your  draft, the DTCC will clear and monetized your fund portfolio and effectively transfer your funds direct into your account by swift wire transfer - all financial clearance protocol been observe irretrievably.
 
In furtherance to the realization of the above objective, you are now required to come on board Immediately by positively responding to our e-correspondence payment notice send along side one copy of your personal identification(driver licence or international passport copy)verifying your status as nominee beneficiary of this fund portfolio now under reference.
Upon my receipt of same, we will again revert to you with the modalities of this transfer including but not limited to the cost ramification for your immediate implementation of the above inter clearance of your funds at the DTCC new york.
Be advice to act expeditiously without further delays.
 
Congratulations.
 
Sincere regards,
 
Steve J.Schaefer.CFO.
Chief financial officer/Group head,
HSBC Capital USA.NY
Manhattan, New york.
Tel:+212-252-5001.
Email: hsbcnacapitalusainc@netbusiness.com

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