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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: "harrison miller" <hsbcmiller@msn.com>
Reply-To: hsbc_mccqueeney@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2006 17:59:41 +0000
Subject: hsbc bank am dave miller as urgent to you read okay.

                           HSBC Logo
                                 HSBC's world headquartersLONDON: Global bank HSBC   

 

                             HSBC OFFSHORE BANK 
                                    HEAD QUARTER BRITISH 
                                    BOX 1126 LONDON 
                                     PHONE : 44-7024015382
                                      PHONE: 44-7024015340
                                      FAX: 44-8704783003

 
 
 
 
 
                                                      Hi   BENEFICIARY   SIR.  
 
I   AM  DAVE  MILLER  THE  SENIOR  AUDITOR  HSBC  BANK  LONDON.
 
1)  LET ME  INFORM  YOU  THAT  I  HAVE  BE  URGING  DR  MCCQUEENEY  TO  SEND  EMAILS TO  YOU  FOR  A  VERY  LONG  TIME  DUE  I  WAS  ATTENDING  GLOBAL  MEETING  AND  JUST  CAME  BACK  THIS  WEEK  WHILE  I  SAW  YOUR  TRANSFER  FUND  STILL  AT  MY  BANK.
 
 2) I  MUST  ADVICE  YOU  AGAIN  THAT  SINCE  I  TRAVEL  TO  HOLLAND  AND  ITALY  I  TOUGHT  THAT  YOUR  TRANSFER  FUND  WOULD  HAVE  BE  DONE  UNTIL  I  CAME  BACK  THIS  WEEK  AND  FINDOUT  THAT  THE  TELEGRAPHIC  NUMBER  HAVE  NOT  BE  KICKED  OUT  TO  YOUR  BANK  THEN  I  ASK  DR  MCCQUEENEY  HE  MENTION  THAT  IT  WAS  ONLY  ONE  PAPER  FROM  CHARLES  SOLUDO  HAS  NOT  BE  PROVIDE  BY  YOU  SAYING  THAT  HE  WAS  IN  CONTACT  TO  YOU  ALL  THE  TIME  WHILE  YOUR  RESPONSE  HAVE  NOT  FUNDAMENTAL  BASIC.
 
  LET  ME  TELL  YOU  THAT  IF  YOU WANT  TO   ALLOW  YOUR  TRANSFER  FUND  TO  DORMANT  ACCOUNT IN  SWISS  WORLD  BANK  THE  BLAME  SHALL  BE  ON  YOUR  HEAD  BECAUSE  OF  LITTLE  PAPER  FROM  CENTRAL  BANK  WHERE   WE  RECEIVE  YOUR  MASTER  FUND  BUT  READ  WELL   THEN  TOLD  US  IF  WE  CAN  DELETE  ALL  YOUR  ACCESS   IN  HSBC  BANK,  BE  KINDLY  INFORM  US  BECAUSE  WE  ARE  NOT  IN  POSITION  TO  KEEP  ON  DELAYING  WHILE  WE  SET  TELEGRAPHIC  TO  TRANSFER  YOUR  FUND  FOR  A  VERY  LONG  TIME.
 
I  WANT  TO  REMIND  YOU  THAT  OUR  HSBC  BANK  HAVE  ALREADY  SEND  YOUR  TRANSFER PAPERS  TO CLEARING  HOUSE  TROUGH  TELEGRAPHIC  NUMBER-( HSBC/347-941,26 )THIS  TELEGRAPHIC  WOULD  HAVE  REACH  YOUR  BANK  OR  WILL  ENABLE  YOU  RECEIVE  YOUR  NOTICE  TROUGH   YOUR  HOUSE  DOOR  BY ANY   COURIER  SERVICE  BUT  DUE  TO  YOU  DID  NOT  PRESENT  THE   ONLY REMAIN ONE  PAPER   OF  CLAIM  FROM  THE  CENTRAL  BANK  OF  CHARLES  SOLUDO  WHERE  WE  RECEIVE  THE  ORIGINAL  TRANSFER  FUND TO PROVE  THAT  YOU  ARE  THE  ORIGINAL  OWNER  OF  THE  FUND THAT  IS  WHY  WE  KEPT  YOUR  TRANSFER  NOT IN  PROGRESS  TO  THE  FINAL  DESIGNATION  FOR  YOU  TO  RECEIVE  THE  FIFTEEN  MILLION  DOLLARS  AS  PROMISE.
 
 
NOW   I  MUST  URGES  YOU  AS  A  SENIOR  AUDITOR  OF  HSBC  BANK THAT  WE  HAVE  DID  ALL  AND   FINAL  CHECK  UP  IN  YOUR  FILE  AND  FINDOUT  THAT  EVERY  THING  IS  COMPLETED  BUT  REMAIN  TO  ATTACH  THIS  SINGLE  PAPER  AND  CREDIT  YOUR  FUND  WITHOUT  DEMAND  ANY  TRANSFER  CHARGES  UNLESS  THIS  LAST  PAPER  FROM  CHARLES  SOLUDO  CBN.
 
 
ANY WAY  LET  ME  ADVICE  YOU AGAIN THAT  YOUR   MASTER  TRANSFER  FUND  HAS  DELAYED  TOO  MURCH  AND  IF  YOU  CANNOT  GET  THIS  LAST  PAPER TO  ISSUE  US    BEAR  IN  MIND  THAT  THE  NEXT  THING  IS  TO  TRANSFER  YOUR  FUND  IN  DORMANT  ACCOUNT  IN  SWISS  WORLD  BANK  AND  IF  WE  DO  SO  AMERICAN  GOVERNMENT  SHALL  SEIZE  YOUR  MONEY  AS  TERRORIST  MONEY  THAT  IS  WHY  WE  COUNTINUE  TO  INFORM  YOU  TO  GET  THIS  LAST  PAPER  FROM  CHARLES SOLUDO  AND  SEND  IT TO  US  FOR  EASY  TRANSFER OF  YOUR  FUND THIS  WEEK.
 
HOW  EVER,  WE  GOT  THE  EMAIL  OF  CHARLES  SOLUDO  WHICH   WAS  AT  DR  MCCQUEENEY  HAND FOR  YOU TO  CONTACT  HIM  AGAIN  FOR  URGENT  TO  GET  YOUR  LAST  PAPER  FROM  HIM  AS  HE  TOLD  US  YESTERDAY  ON  TELEPHONE  INTERVIEW  THAT  IT  WAS  READY  NOW.
 
 
NAME  :   CHARLES  SOLUDO  CBN.
 
EMAIL  :   cbnchrls@yahoo.com
 
 
PHONE :  234-805-5462866
 
KINDLY  REACH  HIM  HAVE  HOPE  .
 
REMEMBER  I  HAVE  ORDERED  DR  HARRISON  MCCQUEENEY  TO  CONTACT  YOU  LAST  WEEK  ABOUT  IT.
 
STOP  CONTACT  OF  ANY  OTHER  BANK  TO  AVOID  BAD  EGGS  AS  I  TOLD  YOU,  SPECIALY  NOW  WE  ARE  READY  TO  TRANSFER  FIFTEEN  MILLION  DOLLAR  ON  YOUR   BEHALF   THEN  AFTER  THE  TRANSFER  DR  HARRISON  MCCQUEENEY  SHALL  TRAVEL  MEET  YOU  IN  YOUR   COUNTRY   FOR  A  JOB  WELL  DONE.

Hi  THANKS  DAVE  MILLER  AS  AUDITOR.


 



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