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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: MRS EVELYN BENZ <mrsevelynbenzz002@gmail.com>
Reply-To: hsbcbank22@aol.com
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2021 05:26:01 -0700
Subject: Urgent Contact HSBC BANK for your payment

From The Desk of Mrs. Evelyn Benz
Secretary-General Department, United State,
5206 F St SE Unit Washington, DC
Tel Phone Call or SMS +12057359258


Good Day My Dear

I, am, Mrs. Evelyn Benz the Secretary-General Foreign Department,
This email coming to you today, after the meeting with Government of
United States, Asia and European Union (EU), in collaboration with
the United Nations (UN), has joined forces as Global Fund Recovery
Management and Payment Bureau to tackle the present Corona-virus
Out-Breaking in the world to help restore the world financially trade
and industry, to make the World a better place, and after the
Conference meeting, the United Nation concluded to compensate all
those people that unfinished their transaction or have not unclaimed
their funds for one reason or order due to government problems in any
part of the World ,


And The United Nation secretary Mr. António Guterres register your
own fund with HSBC BANK, to be transfer to you, these have been
agreed upon by Mr. António Gutierrez United Nation secretary
General, and Instructed to send your fund of ($2.8Million) (Two
Million Eight Hundred thousand United State Dollars Only ) through
HSBC BANK, After take Project 2021 ,

Therefore, you are warned to stop any further communication with
anybody concerning your outstanding fund. Be clarify that your Fund
has been approved and instruction to send to you through HSBC BANK and
the most important, you are advise to Contact The Bank Director Hon
Noel John Quinn and follow the instruction from Him to obtain only the
needed Affidavit Fund Certificate in your Name, As we have assigned
him to release your Fund to you Immediate Ok


Contact Person The Governor of HSBC BANK

Name Hon Noel Paul Quinn
HSBC BANK Payment Centre Email ( hbpay@outlook.com )



Below is the Registration Code of your Fund and you are to provide
this details when you contacting the HSBC BANK Director Hon Noel
Quinn as evidence of receiving email from us, Ok

Fund Award Reference Code: UNAP 563eus, Deposit CertificateN0: 735642


As soon as you establish contact with him, ensure that you provide a
reconfirmation of your present details as below to the HSBC BANK
Director Hon Noel John Quinn to affect the process of your fund
release to you Immediate.

Full Name:-------------------
Address:---------------
Phone Number:------------------
Occupation:-------------------
Age------------



We expect your urgent attention to enable us to monitor this payment
effectively, Once you contact him, make sure you obtain only the
necessary Affidavit Fund Certificate on your Name, for the successful
release your total fund to you in any of your choice receive without
any delay, Ok

Contact HSBC Bank Payment Centre immediate (hbpay@outlook.com


Yours Faithfully,
Mrs. Evelyn Benz
Secretary-General Department
St SE Unit Washington, DC

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