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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 (HSBC BANK)" <www.h.s.b.c.co.th@vf.vc>
Reply-To: chinaboyanchai.hsbcgroup@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 01 Aug 2012 16:48:09 +0100
Subject: RE: PAYMENT OF US$800,000.00 INTEREST INTO YOUR ACCOUNT:

Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking C= orporation,
HSBC, Bangkok Thailand Branch.=
From: The Desk of
Mrs. Kim Lee
Managing Director,
 
 
      &= nbsp;          &nbs= p;     = 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 f= und was brought to our bank from National
Lotto Group here in Asia and after so= me 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 Internationa= l 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 Nat= ional Lotto Group auditors do come to our bank to cross-check our fil= es and our financial update, the
earlier you comply with the demands o= f the delivery of the fund, the faster the action, because when the <= /FONT>
auditors arrive and find out that thi= s interest fund is still in our bank they will call back the accrued =
interest to the lotto treasury accoun= t.
 
What we need from you now is any form= of your identification for example; your International passport or y= our
driver license, your telephone and fa= x numbers for easy communication. More also, your mailing address whe= re
this Draft will be delivered.<= /DIV>
 
As a matter of fact, we don=92t have = enough time to waste since we have wasted time in contacting you thro= ugh phone, so try and comply with the entire necessary requirement fo= r the transaction.
 
Contact: Mr. China Boyanchai.<= /FONT>
E-Mail: chinaboyanchai_hscbgroup@y= ahoo.com.hk
 
Note, I have attempted to call you bu= t all effort failed and I had to send you a mail on this email addres= s, which I guessed belongs to you.
 
Expecting your immediately response.<= /FONT>
 
 
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Kim Lee.
Managing Director,
HSBC, Bangkok Thailand Branch<= /FONT>.
*************************************= ********************************
HSBC BANGKOK THAILAND CONFIDENTIAL= ITY NOTICE:
This transmission may contain confide= ntial information protected by state or federal law. The information = is
intended only for use consistent with= the state business discussed in this transmission. If you are not th= e
intended recipient, you are hereby no= tified that any disclosure,copying, distribution, or the taking of an= y
action based on the contents is stric= tly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, plea= se
delete this email and notify the send= er immediately. Your cooperation is appreciated.

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