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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: "H.S.B.C BANK." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrpaynespencer22@skymail.mn>
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2011 05:09:48 -1200
Subject: HELLO.

HSBC Bank London
PO Box 757, Hempstead,
Hertfordshire
HP2 4SS. England
Telex: 23380 SBG GBP
Tel No: +44 7024060990. 1 Ext 12.
Fax No: +44 8447747591.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Addressed To: Client,
 
 
 
 
 
We the HSBC Bank of London, have on this day 4th of April 2011 received a parcel from the British-Nigerian Chamber of Commerce and Federal Executive Council (FEC) of Nigerian government to process and execute an automatic payout to your favor.
 
 
 
Reference to the information we received, you will receive the sum of NG# 1575000000.00 (One Billion Five Hundred & Seventy Five Million Naira) which is equivalent to US$9,000,000.00 [Nine Million United States Dollars] to your favor, at any nominated bank of your choice. Your representatives in Africa might be discouraging you to keep communications and demand of unnecessary money. Whatever business you transact with them, from now onward is at your own risk for they are nothing but crook scammers.
 
 
 
The only thing required from you is to obtain cross-border payments certificate from Britain's Financial Services Authority. Remember, we are not asking you to pay the fee to us here in United Kingdom as the Government of Nigeria have paid us  for handling/Cost of Transfer of your fund with other papers. We will help you to see that you obtain cross-border Clearance here from Britain's Financial Services Authority so that our bank, HSBC Bank Group of London will effect immediate payment of your contract/inheritance sum. Hence you follow up our directives, your fund will reflect in your account within 2 working days from the day you obtain the cross-border payments certificate or you can still receive your fund through ATM card Visa Card. With this ATM card, you will be able to transfer your funds to your bank account. The ATM card comes with a handbook or manual to enlighten you about how to use it. Your ATM Visa card would be send to you via UPS or DHL courier services. This is because we have signe
.
 
 
However, below are few list of tracking numbers you can track from UPS website to confirm people like you who have received their funds via ATM card payment successfully.
 
 
 
Name :william quiring
UPS Tracking Number:1Z388VT40193510200(www.ups.com)
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Name :charles dick
UPS Tracking Number:1Z388VT40191983418 (www.ups.com)
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Name :Angie Moore
UPS Tracking Number:1Z388VT40194678976(www.ups.com)
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Name :Jevaughn Barnes
UPS Tracking Number:1Z388VT40190533987 (www.ups.com)
...................................................................................
Name :Sharon Lee McCarty
UPS Tracking Number:1Z388VT40192092398 (www.ups.com)
...................................................................................
 
 
 
 
Kindly, provide the under listed information's below as soon as possible.
 
 
 
1. Full Names
2. Delivery Address ( PRESENT HOME ADDRESS NOT P.O. Box )
3. Nationality / Present Location
4. Occupation / Sex
5. Phone Number(s)
6. You Identification card
 
 
Yours Faithfully,
 
 
 
Mr. Payne Spencer.
International Remittance Department
HSBC Bank Group
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©2011  HSBC Bank Group®. All rights reserved.

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