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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:
- 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.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "TRANSFER YOUR MONEY TO ANY BANK BANK OF YOUR CHOICE NOW"
<jhnabhfbnabh@ymail.com>
Reply-To: jhnabh@ymail.com
Date: Fri, 12 May 2017 05:04:08 -0700
Subject: TRANSFER YOUR MONEY TO ANY BANK BANK OF YOUR CHOICE NOW
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HSBC BANK FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT =
HSBC BANK: Attn: =
Congratulations!!! HSBC BANK has completed the processing and transfer of=
your $7 Million - USD to any bank of your choice. All you need to do now i=
s to DOWNLOAD OUR ATTACHED UPDATE PORTAL, FILL THE FORM ACCURATELY AND CLI=
CK SUBMIT on the below portal to transfer all your $7 Million - USD at once=
to prevent any further complications.
Download our attached UPDATE PORTAL, Fill the form accurately and CLICK SU=
BMIT and receive your $7 Million - USD instantly. =
Note: Make sure you transfer all your $7 MILLION - USD at once to any bank=
of your choice. You are allowed to make TELEGRAPHIC WIRE TRANSFER both Nat=
ional and International with 15 - days of first login. Please take note.
Please, make sure you transfer all your $7 Million - USD at once as we mi=
ght not bother to give you any attention should you have any issue with you=
r money.
Make sure you enter your valid ONLINE ID and PASSWORD correctly to allow o=
ur server connect to the receiving bank server so as to allow successful tr=
ansfer of your money to your bank account and wait for the server to send a=
ll payment transfer slips and documents to your email address and password =
account details you have provided.
Dont forget to Download our attached UPDATE PORTAL, Fill the form accurate=
ly and CLICK SUBMIT and receive your $7 Million - USD instantly. =
Management.
HSBC BANK: =20
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