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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: "harrison mccqueeney" <mccqueeney2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: hsbc_mccqueeney@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 11:23:59 -0700
Subject: HSBC BANK, READ OUT COME OF LAST MEETING OF HEADQUATER



 

HSBC Logo
HSBC's world headquartersLONDON: Global bank HSBC  

HSBC OFFSHORE BANK
HEAD QUARTER BRITISH

BOX 1126 LONDON


PHONE :44-7024015382
PHONE: 44-7024015340
PHONE :44-7024039749
PHONE:447024039750
FAX:44-8704783003
 
ATTN,  sir.
 
AM  DR  HARRISON  MCCQUEENEY.
 
 
TODAY  AFTER  OUR  SATURDAY  SEMINAR  ABOUT  YOUR DELAYING  TRANSFER  FUND  WE  DECIDED  THAT  I  WILL  WRITE  TO  YOU  IN  ORDER  TO  KNOW  YOUR  LAST  FATE  IF  YOU  WILL  ADVICE  US  TO  SEND  YOUR  TRANSFER   FUND TO  DORMANT  ACCOUNT  IN  SWISS  WORLD  BANK.
 
 
THIS  OUT  COME  OF  TODAY  EMAIL  WAS  THE  PRESSURE  FROM  THE  HEADQUTER  GIVING  THE  BRACH  OF   HSBC  BANK  LONDON  THAT  IF  WE  COUNTINUE  KEEP  PENDING  YOUR  TRANSFER  DEFINATELY  THE  TRANSFER  SHALL  GOES  DORMANT  ACCOUNT  AND  SHALL  BE  ANNOUNCE  LATTER  TO  CNN  NET  WORK  NEWS.
 
 
NOW  WE  ARE  GIVING  YOU  THE  BEST  ADVICE  AS  OUR  CUSTOMER  TO  MAKE  A  VERY  GOOD  CONTACT  WITH  CHARLES  SOLUDO  AT  HIS  EMAIL  ADDRESS  BELOW  TO  ISSUE  THIS  LAST  PAPER  TO  YOU  OTHERWISE  YOUR  TRANSFER  FUND  OF  FIFTEEN  MILLION  DOLLARS  SHALL  ENTER  DORMANT  ACCOUNT  MAYBE  BECAUSE  OF  LITTLE  PAYMENT  OF  LAST  PAPER  AND  IT  WILL  BE  A  BIG  BLAME  FROM  YOUR  SIDE. 
 
KINDLY  CONTACT  THIS  BELOW  EMAIL  OF  CHARLES  SOLUDO  HE  WILL  GET  YOU  LAST  PAPER  DONE  AS  THE  PRICE  WAS  VERY  LITTLE  TO  OBTAINED.
 
LET  US  SUBMMIT  THE  SOLUDO  CHARLES  EMAIL  AGAIN  IN A  CASE  IF  YOU  LOST  THEM.
 
 
 
THIS  IS  A  SERIOUS  ISSUE  NOW  NOT  PLAYING  MATTER  AS  HEADQUATER  WAS  WARNED  ALL  DELAYING  BENEFICIARY  OF  HSBC  BANK. 
 
 
 
Regards  Dr  HARRISON  MCCQUEENEY .
 HSBC  BANK  London.



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