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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: HSBCBANK HSBCBANK <hsbcbank066@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2017 08:17:17 -0800
Subject: Customer Service Dept. HSBC Bank London Plc,(PAYMENT OF FUNDS/INHERITANCE)

FROM HSBC BANK LONDON.

FUND TRANSFER CONFIRMATION O.K, FURTHER FINAL CREDIT ACCEPTED.

Attn.


We have received your payment approval from our ordering Customer
Service in the INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF) of Nigeria for the
further credit to your Bank account from the desk of the director IMF-
PAUL WILSON. With all due respect, our Bank has obliged to credit your
account with instruction. Quoting reference to BANK OF AMERICA
transfer regulation and in line with UNITED STATES OF AMERICAN
Financial and Allied Conduct, your account will be effected as soon as
you reconcile our 1% Cost of Transfer out from your $10million USD
part payment or you may advise us to deduct the total value and
transfer the balance to your account.

Should you be willing to accept deduction, our Bank is therefore
urging you to contact the Auditor General NNPC Mr patrick Duru asking
him to issue you the Original Hard Copy of the Authority to Deduct
Bill of Exchange Certificate to enable us deduct the 1% cost of
transfer from your sum to credit your account with your balance of
US$9,900,000.00(Nine Million Nine Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars Only) Be advised we only acknowledge the receipt of the
ORIGINAL HARD COPY OF THE BILL OF EXCHANGE CERTIFICATE, which must be
duly filed and signed by the beneficiary before we can effect
deduction.

Please be warned, as Hsbc Bank does not deal with no other person
except the Auditor General Nnpc patrick Duru. Contact him with his
direct e-mail address, patrickduru_nnpc@yahoo.com Telephone: 234
8086833389, to issue the AUTHORITY TO DEDUCT bill of exchange
Certificate required for the release of your funds.

Prior to our Banking regulation, final credit shall be made to your
account upon your instruction. Adhere to this advice and act
accordingly.

Thank you.

HSBC PLC,
Mr. Patrick Hallgate, (Head of Customer Service Dept. HSBC BANK LONDON).
000/00156/00109/09870000.
Member HSBC Group Registered in England (No. 14259. Registered Office
Canary Wharf London

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