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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: "HSBC BANK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <robertkennedy503@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2015 07:50:56 -0500
Subject: YOUR OUTSTANDING FUND..

Attention: Sir
 
I am Robert kenndey, The payment Officer of the HSBC BANK LONDON PLC. This message is regarding the transfer of your fund valued at £45,500,000 (Forty-five Million, Five Hundred Thousand Pound Only), being payment for an oustanding contract/Inheritance claim.
 
There are files in my office, and one of these files marked X in red has been put aside in order to have its yielded interested diverted for personal reasons.
 
Your fund, due to its magnitude is entitled to certain amount of interest at the end of every year it spends in our federal reserve, but there are people at the top level who have decided not to  allow you have access to this fund in order to have the interest diverted to themselves.
 
This fund is available for transfer, but requires a very simple process to be transferred which takes only 20 minutes. All you need to do to make this happen is an ATHORIZATION CODE which will be keyed in to the fund transfer website and fund will be transferred.
 
As soon as the AUTHORIZATION CODE is obtained, It will immediately be put to use and transfer will be carried out.
 
I am ready to assist you have this fund transferred into your choice of bank, but must have your trust in order to do this, because I am taking a huge risk in doing this, and might cost me my job.
 
Please reconfirm the following information;
 
Full Name:
Contact Address:
Telephone Number ( Home, Cell and Fax)
Get back to me as soon as possible to indicate interest in this.
 
Regards,
Robert kenndey
Payment Officer
HSBC BANK LONDON PLC

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