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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 Bank PAYMENTS & COMPENSATION" <deliverycompglobaldiplomatic@gmail.com>
Reply-To: details.unclaimed.cleared@outlook.com
Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2022 04:48:02 -0400
Subject: Your Unpaid Fund Payment & Compensation

Dear Beneficiary,

Good News and Important Information About Your Unpaid Funds

Your long overdue unpaid fund with all clearance and approval papers
issued in your name including your compensation is now approved for
delivery to your address by ICRC Missionary Delegates via eBay
Shipments. You have not received your fund till now despite all fees
you paid due to many irregularities and errors and the bank officials
and persons that you have been contacting deliberately did not want
you to receive the fund. That is why they keep asking you to pay more
and more fees. These officials have planned to divert your fund to a
bank account in Cayman Island.

Please Note; No matter how much fees you pay, you cannot receive your
fund from these officials or banks except through the Payment
Committee because all unpaid funds globally have been handed over to
the custody of HSBCBank/Federal Reserve Bank Payment Committee in
Atlanta GA USA. This Payment Committee was set up by the United States
Government in collaboration with the United Kingdom Government, the
European Union, The World Bank, International Monetary Fund and the
International Committee of the Red Cross (Finance Department) to make
sure that all unpaid and unclaimed contracts. inheritance, investments
and Lottery funds are processed and delivered to the beneficiaries
once their details are verified and confirmed.

Therefore, you are advised in your best interest and for the safety
and security of your fund to stop any further contact or communication
with these officials you have been contacting because your fund is no
longer under their bank custody and the FBI are tracking them for
possible arrest and prosecution. You are advised in your best interest
to stop wasting your hard earned money paying endless fees and charges
because you are not buying your fund.

We shall send copies of your fund Payment Delivery Approval and Order
documents to you as soon as you send your details for confirmation.

To receive your fund, you are required to send your Name, Shipment
Address and Mobile phone to the Funds Dispatch/Delivery Center:

Contact Person:
William Tabaka
Director, Funds Dispatch & Delivery Center,
HSBCBank/FRB Payments Committee,
Atlanta GA, USA.
Email:payments@btcfundspayment.com
Email: FundsDispatchCenter@outlook.com

Reply urgently.

Regards,

Terry H. Williams
Chairman, Verification & Payments,
HSBCBank/Federal Reserve Bank Payment Committee.
Atlanta GA USA

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