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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: "HSBC UK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <robertcookhsbcuk66@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2018 15:31:34 -0500
Subject: Re: Congratulation, Your Email Has Won HSBC UK CSR Cash Award

HSBC Bank Limited
 
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY SERVICES
 
87-135 Brompton Road, Knightsbridge, London, SW1X 7XL
 
AUTHORISED AND REGULATED BY THE FINANCIAL SERVICE AUTHORITY
 
 
 
Dear Email User,
 
Subject: Congratulation, Your Email Has Won HSBC UK CSR Cash Award
 
 
This is to inform you once again that Your email address have won the sum of £750,000 GBP (Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Great Britain Pound Sterling) in our just concluded 2018 First Quarter Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) award, Which is fully based on an electronic random selection.
 
 
 
This payment will be programmed into an Automated Teller Machine (ATM Card) powered by MasterCard and will be delivered to your contact address by courier service.
 
 
 
You are required to confirm and forward to my desk the following important delivery information:
 
 
 
1. Your required name to be printed on your ATM card:
 
2. Your present resident delivery addresses (not P.O. box):
 
3. Your personal and reachable mobile phone number:
 
 
 
I anticipated  your urgent response to this  vital message. IMPORTANT: If you receive this message in your spam or junk its due to your network provider. Do send your acceptance Reply via my Direct Security Email ONLY as follows: robertcookhsbcuk66@yahoo.com.ph
 
 
 
Yours Sincerely,
 
Mr. Robert Cook.
 
Director International Remittance

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