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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:
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "info@hsbcbank.co.uk" (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2011 09:04:14 +0200
Subject: Read : Your account has been suspended ,
Account Suspension Notification,
Your account has been placed on hold do to
errors detected with your security information.
The security of your personal details is very important
to us . We therefore require you to update your account
information on file.
To do so please download the document attached to this
and follow the steps to update your informations.
This alert relates to your Online Banking profile, rather
than a particular account. The account listed here is for
verification purposes only.
Want to confirm this e-mail is from HSBC Bank? Sign in to your
Online Banking account and select Alerts History to verify this alert.
Because e-mail is not a secure form of communication, please
do not reply to this e-mail.
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