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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>
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 11:03:48 +0000
Subject: Hsbc Bank Good news read well



 

 

Dear  friend.

i  am  Dave  Miller  The  Auditor  bank.


This  is  Godd  news  Today.

   i  want  to  inform  you  that  all  the  money  you  need  to  finalise  your  transfer  of  fifteen  million  dollars  will  be  loan  to  you  by ( Nat  Finance  Firm  company)   but  you  will  prmise  me   one  thing.

1 )  you   will  open  account  in  wellsfargo  Bank    or   in  any  Bank  of  America   with  even  $100   dollars   then   the  loan  will  be  enter  your  bank  or   if  you  can  Have  credit  card  contain  16  Digits   then   the  loan  can  enter  your  credit  card   or  your  bank  account   any  of  This  two  bank  above.

2 )  so   if  you  need  the  loan  to  finalise  your  bill  of  transfer   you   will  have  any  bank  account  in  wellsfargo   bank   or  Bank  of  America    or  you  can  have   credit   card  with  16  digits   to  contain   the  loan   that  this  financier   company  will  give  you.

Three  options  to  get  this  loan  in  above.

if  you  will  take  this  money  loan  to  help  your  self  kindly  reply  to  me  immediately  now  today.

This  Loan  will  be  sent  to  charles  soludo  to  pay  all  your  papers  needed   to  enable  Hsbc  bank  transfer  your  money.

 

Thanks  Dave  Miller  Hsbc  bank  London.


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