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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "atm payment department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "swift card payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "card center will send you an atm card" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- info.hsbc11@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: HSBC BANK <donaldwhite600@gmail.com>
Reply-To: info.hsbc11@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 19 May 2015 18:10:15 +0100
Subject: Did you assign a will of testament to Sanusi Lamido to receive your
ATM Card sum of $10.5
Immediate ATM DEBIT Cash Card Payment Notification
Did you assign a will of testament to Sanusi Lamido to receive your
ATM Card sum of $10.5 Million dollars on your behalf ? he sent a
notification to this Bank that you died in an auto crash few weeks ago
and also have assigned him as the sole beneficiary to your unclaimed
fund of $10.5 Million Dollars. Get back to us immediately confirming
this fact if truly you are still alive but if we did not hear from
within 72rhs,we have no option than to release the ATM Card to your
next of kin Sanusi Lamido. reply to ( info.hsbc11@gmail.com )
Now we have arranged your payment of ($10.5M) ten million and five
hundred thousand United States dollars through swift card payment
center Europe under the HSBC BANK ROME ITALY, This card center will
send you an ATM CARD which you use to withdraw your money in any ATM
MACHINE in any part of the world which the Maximum of your withdrawal
is going to ten thousand United STates dollars Per day.
So if you like to receive your ATM CARD through this kindly get back
to me to show you are alive with the following information's of yours.
YOUR FULL NAME..................
YOUR ADDRESS....................
YOUR COUNTRY....................
YOUR AGE........................
YOUR OCCUPATION.................
YOUR PHONE NUMBER...............
HOWEVER,KINDLY CONTACT THE BELOW PERSON WHO IS IN POSITION TO RELEASE
YOUR ATM PAYMENT CARD.
CONTACT PERSON: MRS ROMELY QUANICO GOLENDEZ
TELEPHONE NUMBER: +39320341892
DIRECTOR,ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
EMAIL:( info.hsbc11@gmail.com )
THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT YOUR
PAYMENT AND YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OTHER
PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(s) TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN RECEIVING YOUR PAYMENT.
NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS,WE HERE BY ISSUED YOU OUR CODE OF
CONDUCT,WHICH IS (ATM-3939) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN
CONTACTING THE CARD CENTER BY USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT.
Hoping to hear from you
MRS ROMELY QUANICO GOLENDEZ
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