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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: hsbcbanklondonn@site.kz
Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2011 18:03:11 +0600 (ALMT)
Subject: FUND TRANSFER CONFIRMATION O.K FURTHER FINAL CREDIT ACCEPTED.

Hello,

We have received your payment approval from our ordering Customer Service
in the INTERNATIONAL MONETORY FUND (IMF) of Nigeria for the further credit
to your Bank account from the desk of the director IMF- PAUL WILSON. With
all due respect sir, our Bank has obliged to credit your account with
instruction. Quoting reference to BANK OF AMERICA transfer regulation and
in line with UNITED STATES OF AMERICAN Financial and Allied Conduct, your
account will be affected as soon as you reconcile our 1% Cost of Transfer
out from your $10million USD part payment or you may advise us to deduct
the total value and transfer the balance to your account.
Should you be willing to accept deduction, our Bank is therefore urging
you to contact the Auditor General NNPC Rev Paulson Williams asking him to
issue you the Original Hard Copy of the Authority to Deduct Bill of
Exchange to enable us deduct the 1% cost of transfer.Be advised also that
we only acknowledge the receipt of the ORIGINAL HARD COPY OF THE BILL OF
EXCHANGE FORM, which must be duly filed and signed by the beneficiary
before we can effect deduction.
Please be warned, as our Bank does not deal with no other person except
the auditor general Nnpc Rev Paulson Williams. You contact him with his
direct e-mail address, rev.paulsonwilliams@yahoo.com Telephone: 234
7054448229 to issue you the AUTHORITY TO DEDUCT bill of exchange form.
Prior to our Banking regulation, final credit shall be made to your
account upon your instruction. Adhere to this instruction and get back to
us immediately.
Thanks for working with us and waiting to hearing from you.

Regards,
HSBC PLC
Mr. Patrick Hallgate (Head of customer service dept.)
000/00156/00109/09870000
Member HSBC Group Registered in England (No. 14259. Registered Office
Canary Wharf London Paris as in force on the date of this letter

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