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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. David Goodman" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <drdavidgoodman@outlook.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2014 01:25:15 -0700
Subject: HSBC PAYMENT NOTIFICATION ADVICE ?

HSBC BANK PLC
Our reference20/7725/HSBC
***HSBC00006938**                      
** Ordering Customer:           
004 SWIFT TRN 92BK
BANK PRIOTY (300CRF) 
Tel: 44-70-31979204                             
E-MAIL: mrdavidgoodman@accountant.com
 
Dear beneficiary,              
 
REF: HSBC NOTIFICATION ADVICE
We have received your payment approval from our ordering Customer, the Federal Republic of Nigeria via their local banks, and all payments from West Africa countries for further credit of your fund part payment of your Inheritance fund/contract fund/lottery fund and Next of Kins fund worth US$10,500,000.00 into your bank account through atm card. With all due respect, our bank has obliged to credit your atm card account with quoting reference to HSBC transfer regulation and in line with British Financial and Allied Conduct, your atm card account will be credited as soon as you reconcile our 1% Cost of Transfer or you may advise us to deduct the total value and transfer the balance to your account,before your atm card hard copy will be deliver to you from my bank.
 
Should you be willing to accept deduction, we will urge you to contact General Usman Ali the instruction officer with the OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, which is the only authorized organization in Africa, presently vested with the sole responsibility for regulating all international fund transfer from West Africa countries. You are advised to contact and attention your application for the issuance of the Original Authority to Deduct Bill of Exchange Form to General Usman Ali  via his  e-mail: usmanali@presidency.com which will enable us deduct the 1% cost of transfer from your principle amount.  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 before we can effect any deduction.
In line with our banking regulation, final crediting shall be made directly to your account upon your compliance to this directive.
 
 
Yours faithfully
 
Mr. David Goodman
43, QUEENS WAY, MANCHESTER W2UK
BAYS WATER BRANCH
                                                                                  
Members HSBC  Group
Documentary Credits, 35 Coat Well Square, South end on Sea, Essex SS99 2UU Telex 388401.  Telegrams CINNAFOREX SWIFT MIDLDB22 Registered in England & Wales Number (14259).  Registered Office Poetry London EC2F 2B5 Web Rep Overall rating.

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