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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: "FINANZBANK" <admin@transfer-funds.xyz>
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2017 22:36:40 +0200
Subject: Dringende Information - ANTWORT AN (capitalfinance527@gmail.com)

Guten Tag,


Ich bin Frau Ms Katie Johnson, wohnhaft in Grossbritannien, Banker und Makler bei der Firma T.Broker, Mein Klient, eine Saudi Arabische Familie hat Interesse in ihrem Land in Immobilien Gesellschaften zu investieren oder zu gründen. Ich brauche kompetente Mitarbeiter fuers Team, die sich Vorort um das operative Geschaeft kuemmert.

Der Anlange Investitionsvolumen belaeuft sich auf 40.5 Mio Euro.16 prozent des Volumen steht für die Gesellschaft zur Verfuegung.Diese wird im Verhaeltnis 10 prozent zu 6 prozent auf Geteilt, 10 prozent für ihr Vorort Team und 6 prozent fuer mein Unternehmen.

PS:Senden Sie mir ihre Antwort an:(capitalfinance527@gmail.com)

Mit freundlichen Gruessen,

Ms Katie Johnson.

capitalfinance527@gmail.com
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Bahamas:

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited PO Box N-4917, Suite
306, Centre of Commerce, One Bay Street, Nassau, Commonwealth of the
Bahamas.

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Brazil:

HSBC Bank Brasil SA - Banco Multiplo
Travessa Oliveira Bello, 34 Sobreloja, Centro, Curitiba, Brazil, PR
80020-030.

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Cayman Islands:
Corporate Banking
HSBC House, 68 West Bay Road, PO Box 1109, Grand Cayman KY1-1102, Cayman
Islands.

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