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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: MRS ROSE DOSSOU HSBC BANK <ooffice37@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: info_ic@sify.com
Date: Sat, 8 Oct 2011 02:20:11 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOUR PAYMENT $4.500,000.00 USD FROM HSBC BANK.





Attn Please,
I am Mrs Rose Dossou payment director HSBC Bank Benin. We have this month of October 2011 received a payment credit instruction from the federal Government of Federal Republic of Benin to credit your account with your contract payment which is in the custody of our reserve Bank account here in Benin. This is to notify you that your funds Four Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars ($4.500,000.00 USD) has been programmed for immediate release into your nominated account but we cannot transfer this funds directly to your nominated bank account, because we are having a little problem with International Monetary Fund (IMF) so our method of payment is by ATM CARD, so We the Board of Directors HSBC Bank Benin has ordered our Foreign Payment Remittance Unit to issue you a CORPORATE VISA CARD where your payment will be uploaded and today  we got notice that your Payment has been uploaded into this CORPORATE VISA CARD and also have registered it with
America Express Courier Service to deliver the card to you.

For your information, The delivery charges has been paid and they were supposed to have shipped your packaged ATM CARD but they insisted that you must  re-confirm to them your current delivery address to ensure accurate Delivery.
 
MOST IMPORTANT: Due to the content of the package, America Express Service mandated that before your package will be shipped, A Tax/Stamp Duty MUST be procured according to the New Customs Creed and the essence of such Document is to ensure a hitch-free delivery and the amount is $99 only.
 
Therefore reconfirm your current delivery address (i.e 1. Full Names, 2. Delivery Address and 3. Telephone Number) to America Express Courier Service.
 
America Express Courier Service Ltd
Lot No. 23 Patte D'Oie
03 BP 2147
Benin
Contact person Mr Emmanuel D Thomas
Email:  info_ic@sify.com
Tel:  +229 9876 8208
Fax:   (229) 876 810
 
Please hurry now to contact Mr Emmanuel D Thomas as your package might incure dumorages if it stays more than 3days with America Express Courier Service.

With my regards
Mrs Rose Dossou.
Payment Director HSBC Bank Benin.

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