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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 message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: HSBC Bank plc. <service.alert@hsbc-online.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2010 23:50:44 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: HSBC Bank plc - iBanking Online Alert
Online Banking Support
Dear Customer,
As part of our security measure we regularly screen activity in the HSBC Bank
system.
You received this message due to an issue
on your account.Due to unusual number of invalid login attempts on your account, we have reason
to believe there might be security breach on your account.
Your account requires extra verification
process to ensure your identity and your account security.
Please Click Here
to continue to the
verification process and ensure your account security.:
http://securityservice.hsbc.co.uk/1/2
© 2010 Online Banking Support.
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