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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.Joyce Carter" <jordi@secrel.com.br>
Reply-To: hsbcinvestment10@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2017 10:07:43 +0200 (SAST)
Subject: CONTACT HSBC BANK FOR ONLINE TRANSFER





ATTN DEAR,
HSBC BANK ENQUIRY

BEFORE I COMMENCE I WILL LIKE TO EXPLAIN MYSELF TO YOU, MY NAME IS Mr
ALEX AGU , THE NEW DIRECTOR OFFICER OF HSBC BANK BENIN REPUBLIC WEST
AFRICA, I WANT TO USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INFORM YOU THAT I WAS NOW THE
DIRECTOR AND IT HAVE NOT BEEN A MONTH NOW, SO I WENT THROUGH THE SCHEME
OF WORK OF THIS HONORABLE BANK AND FIND OUT THAT YOUR NAME AND YOUR
FUND VALUED $40.500.000.00) FOURTY MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED
STATES DOLLARS WAS HERE FOR FOUR MONTHS.

SO IT AMAZED ME SO MUCH AND THEN I WENT TO THE OFFICE OF IMF BENIN AND
REPORTED THIS TO THEM TO KNOW WHAT IS THEIR VIEW AND THEY TOLD ME THAT
BANK FORMER DIRECTOR
WAS THE ONE THAT CAUSED ALL THIS HE COLLECTED MONEY FROM PEOPLE AND THEN
REFUSE TO WIRE THEIR FUNDS TO THEM, SO MY DEAR THE LORD I SERVE WILL NOT
ALLOW SUCH TO HAPPEN HERE IN MY SEAT, SO I HEREBY DECLARE TO YOU NOW TO
GET US YOUR FULL INFORMATION SO THAT YOUR FUND WILL BE WIRED INTO YOUR
ACCOUNT IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT WASTING TIME, I DO NOT LIKE BETRAYING
PEOPLE AND NO ONE WILL DO SUCH TO ME.

THIS IS WHAT WE NEEDED FROM YOU NOW SO THAT YOUR FUND WILL BE WIRED
THROUGH THIS BANK IMMEDIATELY WE HAVE YOUR INFORMATION IN THE SYSTEM BUT
PLEASE RECONFIRM IF
THERE IS ANY CHANGE.

YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER:
NAME OF BANK:
BANK ADDRESS:
BANK USER NAME:
SWIFT CODE:
HOME ADDRESS:
COPY OF ID:
YOUR OCCUPATION:
YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER:

ONCE YOU FORWARD THIS TO THIS BANK I ASSURE YOU THAT YOU ARE TO RECEIVE
YOUR FUND WITHIN 72 HRS , IF YOU ARE ABLE TO CALL ME, CALL THIS LINE +229
99139811 AND
FORWARD ALL INFORMATION TO
Email hsbcinvestment@bk.ru
Email hsbcinvestment10@gmail.com

THANKS AND REMAIN BLESSED,

SINCERELY,
ALEX AGU,
DIRECTOR HSBC BANK BENIN REPUBLIC
PHONE +229 99139811
CONTACT HSBC BANK FOR ONLINE TRANSFER

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