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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 Robin Phillips" <ficeair04@arkada-x.com>
Reply-To: mrrobinphillips@outlook.com
Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2014 06:14:07 -0500
Subject: OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF YOUR UNCLAIMED FUNDS FROM HSBC BANK

HSBC Holdings PLC logo
HSBC BANK Dallas Taxes USA
Address: 1185 Ave of the Americas
New Dallas Taxes, United States
ATTENTION,
We the HSBC Bank Dallas Taxes USA use this media to let you know that your inheritance/contract fund payment of $10 Million United State Dollars is here in HSBC Bank Dallas Taxes USA to be transfer to you right away, after we receive your fund payment from Nigeria Government to be release this fund to you without any delay to avoid you be scam again which the American Government don’t want you to be scam by Nigeria People rather they want you to receive your fund payment here in HSBC Bank Dallas Taxes USA as soon as possible to enable you be free from scam.
 
Meanwhile, after this resent approval of your contract/inheritance fund payment of $10Million to be released to you by wire transfer from our bank, Mr. Hancock from CALIFORNIA contacted our bank requesting for the release of your funds in his name as your next-of-kin/beneficiary hence you are proclaimed dead. And the below are his bank account details he provided, urging our bank to transfer your fund into his account immediately before it is too late:
 
His Bank Account Details:
Bank name: Bank of America
Account No.: 9085686846
Routing No.: 54664564
 
Please, if you are not dead as this man falsely said, kindly provide in the below order, the required from you to enable us update your payment documents so that the transfer of your fund would take place immediately or you call us.  Now you’re new Payment, HSBC Approval No;HSBC/5685P,White House Approved No:WH44CV, Reference no.-35460021,FBI Approved NO: 110896, Allocation No: 674632 Password No: 339331, Pin Code No: 55674,UN Approved NO:000124 and your Certificate of Merit Payment No : 103 , Released Code No: 0763; HSBC confirmation No: -1114433 ; Secret Code No:XXTN013, Having received these vital payment number , therefore You are qualified now to received and confirm Your payment with the HSBC Bank Dallas Taxes immediately within the next 24hrs.
 
Full names: and House address:
Occupation: and cell Phone/fax: Age/sex:
Bank information where you want to have your fund payment transfer to you
 
Your file shall be updated and your payment will be completed as coon as you confirm the above required details, and i shall be expecting to hear from you before we can paid you as the beneficiary of fund payment which your fund payment is ready here in our bank HSBC Bank Dallas Taxes USA.
 
Your faithfully.
 
Mr Robin Phillips
Director HSBC Bank Dallas Taxes USA
 

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