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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: "Mr.William Morris" <williammorris@hsbc-bankonline.com>
Reply-To: moowii.911@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 2 May 2012 03:29:01 +1000
Subject: Offshore Banking And Investment Dept......

OUR REF: BBL/IRD/CGX//026/08
FROM THE DESK OF
MR.SMITH WILLIAMS
DIRECTOR,OFFSHORE BANKING
HSBC PLC , LONDON

Dear Sir/ Beneficiary ,

I am Mr.William Morris the Executive Head offshore account

department at HSBC PLC , London , personally I communicated with

you to disclose a mutual outstanding transaction which will

benefit us about US$90,000,000 (Ninety Million U.S Dollar) within

the next weeks as soon as you are willing and ready to co-operate

in this transaction.

During the auditing and closing of all financial records at the

HSBC Account Department 2011 annual Debit and deposited fund

confirmation, it was discovered from the records of outstanding

Investment fund deposited by a foriegn Investor (Mr. F.JOEL

WAWORUNDENG ) this Investor deposited the sum US$90,000,000

(Ninety Million U.S Dollar) has been floating since 2009 with HSBC

PLC ,offshore Investment account and after my Investigations to

locate the beneficiary (Mr.F.JOEL WAWORUNDENG) address at

Indonesia to found out this man was among the people who died at

the Tsunami disaster in 2011 , also all efforts to get the

relatives of this beneficiary was abortive.

On a second attempt , I also review the offshore Investment

documentations which was depossited at my department and also

confirm that this fund was deposited as Investment Lodgement

deposit by the contractor whereby the customer have not registered

anybody/company name as next of kin to this fund. Prior to my

confirmation on this Investment fund documentation I realized on

the documentation that this fund was not declared to the British

Government during the time of deposit by the deceased beneficiary.

I therefore seek your assistance to stand as his next of kin for

this Investment fund , since all documentations and proof of this

deposited fund are on my department we can put a claim proposal

letter to HSBC Bank , to re-claim the deposited funds through the

British International Investment proclaimation ACT which will

enable the HSBC London to release and transfer the heir/ fund to

your Bank account .

Moreover , with my position at HSBC account Department we can

successfully claim the fund and you will get 40% = US$40,000,000

(Forty Million U.S Dollar) of the US$90,000,000 (Ninety Million

U.S Dollar) as your personal share and I will get 60% as my share

.

The claim process for this transaction will commence as soon as

you are willing and ready to keep this deal confidentail so we can

work together , the fund will be transferred to your designated

Bank account by HSBC PLC as soon as you start the claim process at

the account department.


Yours faithfully
Mr.William Morris
Head offshore Banking and Investment Dept

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