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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: "Payment Center@HSBCBank" <bernardpie4u@gmail.com>
Reply-To: payments@btcfundspayment.com
Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2022 07:45:44 -0400
Subject: Your Payment & Compensation

Attention: Investment Fund Discovered In Your Name at Mossack Fonseca,

Following the investigations at Mossack Fonseca Investment Corporation
and other investment banks and companies, finance companies, Debit and
Credit Card companies on why so much funds have remained unclaimed by
the beneficiaries of these funds and following the approval by United
States Government, The World Bank, International Finance Corporation,
US Federal Reserve Bank, UK and European Union Central Banks these
funds are verified and paid to the respective beneficiaries, we wish
to inform you that US$14,950,000 (Fourteen Million Nine Hundred and
Fifty Thousand United States Dollars) unclaimed investment fund at
Mossack Fonseca Investment Corporation with documents listed in your
name as the beneficiary/receiver next of kin to the fund has been
discaovered. This fund is available for payment to you upon
verification of your details to be correct with the details on the
investment document. Mossack Fonseca Investment Corporation which
specializes on secretly investing funds for the rich and wealthy
through secret offshore investments for their numerous wealthy and
rich clients and customers has closed down (due to Government
directives) and all funds invested at the company are being paid out
to the investor or their heir next of kin (if the investor has passed
on).

As the paying bank to Mossack Fonseca, we have investment documents
showing your name and details as the next of kin to the this unclaimed
investment fund and you are required to send us your details for
verification and payment. These documents from Mossack Fonseca
Investment Corporation states your name as heir next of kin to this
particular fund and we are aware that you may not have any knowledge
of this fund in your name and we required to confirm your details to
be correct and the funds will be paid to you. The Original Investor of
this fund has long passed away leaving you with the opportunity to
claim the fund. We shall give you further details about this Investor
and the fund as soon as you respond.

Send us your full details for verification and payment; your name,
contact address and mobile/cell/handy phone number to the HSBC Bank
Fund Dispatch and Payment Center, Atlanta GA as follows:

Contact Person:
William Tabaka
Unclaimed Funds Verification & Payments,
HSBC Bank Atlanta GA, USA.
SMS messages ONLY: +1 404 620 0309
WhatsApp ONLY : +1 404 543 0107
Email: payments@btcfundspayment.com
Email: fundsdispatchcenter@frbunclaimedfunds.com

You can read more about the Corporation's closure and how funds are
being paid out via below links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Papers
https://www.icij.org/investigations/panama-papers/panama-papers-law-firm-mossack-fonseca-closes-doors/
https://www.icij.org/investigations/panama-papers/new-panama-papers-leak-reveals-mossack-fonsecas-chaotic-scramble/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/14/mossack-fonseca-shut-down-panama-papers

Reply urgently.

Bernard L. Booker
Verification & Payments Center,
Atlanta GA, USA

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