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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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Fraud email example:

From: "HSBC BANK ACCRA GHANA" <robertnartey03@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: hsbcghana@accountant.com
Date: Sat, 31 Dec 1994 23:50:14 +0000
Subject: IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF US$4.5 MILLION INTEREST INTO YOUR ACCOUNT

HSBC Equator
Member HSBC Group, Accra-Ghana

International Transfer
Processing Department
Trust Towers Asylum Down
2nd Floor PMB CCCI
Cantonments, Accra Ghana
E-mail: hsbcghana@accountant.com (office)
robertnartey03@yahoo.com (private)


ATTN: SIR,

RE: SWIFT TRANSFER OF US$4.5 MILLION INTEREST INTO YOUR ACCOUNT

I, am MR. ROBERT NARTEY, the Head of Treasury Department of HSBC BANK ACCRA GHANA.

Sometime ago, in our bank your fund was brought to our bank and AFTER SOME PERIOD, THIS FUND WAS TAKEN BACK for that period of time this fund was in our bank, it generated an interest of US$4.5 Million, which we considered your long suffering and we decide to pay you this interest fund via Swift Transfer into your account.

What we need from you now is any form of your identification for example; your international travelling passport or your driving license, then your telephone and fax number for easy communication/your account information.

As a matter of fact we don’t have enough time waste since we have wasted time in contacting our respective customers, so try and comply with the entire necessary requirement for remittance.

Contact me on my direct Tel: 233-244-057548; Fax: 233-28-205993 expecting your immediately response.

Best Regards,

MR. ROBERT NARTEY
HEAD OF TREASURY DEPARTMENT
HSBC BANK ACCRA GHANA
TEL: 233-244-057548; FAX: 233-28-205-993
E-MAIL: robertnartey03@yahoo.com


You can contact us through E-mail or Fax, and should be warned that we don’t have time to waste.


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