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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. Eunice Robert Malarchick" <info@hsbcbank.org>
Reply-To: mrs.eunicerobertmalarchick@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 23 May 2014 22:30:26 +0600
Subject: Did you authorized Mrs. Debra R. Deardorff



>From The Desk Of Mrs. Eunice Robert Malarchick
FOREIGN PAYMENT MANAGER
HSBC BANK, United State of America.
Direct USA Phone:- +1 216 395 7549
London PHONE Head Office: +44 7024020975
FAX: +44 700 596 3733
Email: mrs.eunicerobertmalarchick@gmail.com

Attn.

Did you authorized Mrs. Debra R. Deardorff who presented document of claim
purported to have been signed by you for the release of your
Beneficiary Inheritance / Winnings payment of Five million five
hundred thousand US Dollars ($5.5) only, which have been approved and sealed
for immediate release to you here in United State of America? We were
astonished at her presentation immediately we arrived United State to
deliver or wire your fund to you.

Here is the account data he presented as signed by you
Bank Address: 201 Milan Parkway, Birmingham, Alabama 35211
Name of Bank: Regions Bank
Account Name: Debra R. Deardorff
Routing Number: 063104668
Account Number: 0107603835

If you did not authorized her, fill bellow and reply back to this office
1)Name........................
......
2) Residential Address....................... .....
3) Direct Cell-Phone/Mobile ...............
4) Age and marital ........................
5) Company Name and Position if any ...........
6)occupation.................. ...................

As soon as this information is received, your payment will be delivered to
you or wired to your account
through any approved method you desires.

You are advice to contact the Foreign Department immediately. Your
contract Ref. No. is HSBC101/OH2/USAXZ/BEN/014. This fund is in line with
the Federal Policy to release all outstanding payment beneficiary due for
payment as directed by the PRIME MINISTER.

REGARDS

>From The Desk Of Mrs. Eunice Robert Malarchick
FOREIGN PAYMENT MANAGER
HSBC BANK, United State of America.
Direct USA Phone:- +1 216 395 7549
London PHONE Head Office: +44 7024020975
FAX: +44 700 596 3733
Email: mrs.eunicerobertmalarchick@gmail.com


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