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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: "Mrs. Lee Kim" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <chinaboyanchai.hsbcgroup@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2012 22:17:58 +0100
Subject: RE: PAYMENT OF US$800,000.00 INTEREST INTO YOUR ACCOUNT:

Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation,
HSBC, Bangkok Thailand Branch.
From: The Desk of
Mrs. Kim Lee
Managing Director,
 
 
                       RE: PAYMENT OF US$800,000.00 INTEREST INTO YOUR ACCOUNT:
 
I am Mrs. Kim Lee, Managing Director, Corporate Services Division and Head of Swift Transfer Unit of HSBC Bank, Bangkok Thailand. Some time ago, in our bank your inheritance fund was brought to our bank from National
Lotto Group here in Asia and after some period, the money was taken back to their treasury.
 
But for the period of time this money was in our bank, it generated an interest of US$800,000.00 which we are
about to pay you Via our International Certified Bank Draft to enable you cash your funds.
 
For your information and advice, you need to hasten up to pick this Fund because from time to time the National Lotto Group auditors do come to our bank to cross-check our files and our financial update, the
earlier you comply with the demands of the delivery of the fund, the faster the action, because when the
auditors arrive and find out that this interest fund is still in our bank they will call back the accrued
interest to the lotto treasury account.
 
What we need from you now is any form of your identification for example; your International passport or your
driver license, your telephone and fax numbers for easy communication. More also, your mailing address where
this Draft will be delivered.
 
As a matter of fact, we don’t have enough time to waste since we have wasted time in contacting you through phone, so try and comply with the entire necessary requirement for the transaction.
 
Contact: Mr. China Boyanchai.
E-Mail: chinaboyanchai_hscbgroup@yahoo.com.hk
 
Note, I have attempted to call you but all effort failed and I had to send you a mail on this email address, which I guessed belongs to you.
 
Expecting your immediately response.
 
 
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Kim Lee.
Managing Director,
HSBC, Bangkok Thailand Branch.
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