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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: Wed, 06 Dec 2006 09:52:39 -0700
Subject: hsbc bank dont lost this season read well hope in God.

Dear  sir.
 
 
i  am  Dr  mccqueeney.
 
 
do  not  allow  your  transfer  to  get  lost  in  dormant  account  because  of  little  fee  which  was  already  reduce  from  central  bank  of  charles  soludo.
 
 
we  must  advice  you  that  this  is  the  time  we  are  always  do  genuine  transfer  because  of  christmas  festival  just  to  faviour  you.
 
no  one  will  take  any  fees  in  hsbc  bank  london  than  if  you  can  submmit  this  last  paper  from  charles  soludo  you must  get  your  fund  transfered  in  this  season  dont  allow  your  transfer  to  lost  because  the  fees  have  already  reduce  at  small  amount  .
 
Regards  Dr  Mccqueeney.

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