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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: HSBC BANK LONDON <office_hsbcbank@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2011 04:48:12 -0700
Subject: ATTENTION BENEFICIARY........ARE YOU TRULY DEAD?

HSBC Bank plc
Address: 8 Canada Square
London E14 5HQ
Telephone: Tel. +44-702-405-2503
Ref: Payment of $4.5 million approval.

Please Attention to this Notification.
Attention Beneficiary,


We received instruction few days from our correspondence bank to transfer
the sum of $4.5 million into your account which we are on the process to
open an online banking account on your name and forward to you the account
information so that you can transfer your fund into your regular account in
your country by your self, to avoid any problem.But we are surprise this
morning when we are about to open your online banking account and received
another email from MS.Diane L. Mcallister whom claim to be your
representative and forward to us the following account information for us to
transfer the fund into her account. The account which she forward to us as
follow.

Bank of America
St. Petersburg, Florida , USA
Diane L. Mcallister
Account# 003767127294
Routing # 063100277
65 Jabotinsky St\#2
Ramat Gan, ISRAEL 54224

Please, Do reconfirm to us as a matter of urgency if this lady is from you
and has your authority to receive your fund .If this lady is not your
representative, You are requested to fill and send this information for
verification purpose, so that your fund value of $4.5million united state
dollars will be paid to you through online banking method.

1. YOUR FULL NAME..........................
2. YOUR TELEPHONE......
3. FAX...................................................
4. AGE...........
5. SEX....................................
6. YOUR OCCUPATION................................
7. YOUR ADDRESS........................

HOWEVER, WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENT DETAILS TO THE SAID MS.Diane
L. Mcallister, IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT SEVEN WORKING DAYS
FROM TODAY, WE WILL PROCCESS AND RELEASE THE FUND INTO Ms Diane L.
Mcallister ACCOUNT.
Confirm your receipt of this mail without delay.....

Ms Roselyn Payne
(Foreign Remittance operation Director HSBC)

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