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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: "harrison mccqueeney" <mccqueeney2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: hsbc_mccqueeney@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2006 03:46:40 -0700
Subject: hsbc bank to you This is Dr mccqueeney from London.




 




 


HSBC Logo
HSBC's world headquartersLONDON: Global bank HSBC                                     

 
 

 HSBC OFFSHORE BANK
HEAD QUARTER BRITISH
BOX 1126 LONDON

PHONE :44-7024015382
PHONE: 44-7024015340
PHONE :44-7024039749
PHONE:447024039750
FAX:44-8704783003

THIS  IS  DR  HARRISON  MCCQUEENEY  HSBC  BANK  London.
 
Let  us  advice  you   as  our  customer  in  any  angle  that  we  dont  want  to  allow  your  transfer  fund  to  dormant   account  in  swiss  world  bank  but  do  not  hold  us  ransome  to  avoid  auditor  yearly  cheeck  up  end  of  year  exescise  because  they  are  dangerious  in  any  delaying   transfer  fund  that  is  why  it  is   very  good  to  contact  charles  soludo  who  is  the  central  bank  governor  in  west  africa  to  issue  this  last  requirement  paper  to  enable  your  transfer  end  up  this  week  as  it  was  now  hang  in  clearing  house  while  remain  to  hit  your  bank.
 
we  must  urges  you  to  stop  all  this  adjournment  method  of  your  type  because  it   cannot  help  your  transfer  fund  goes  well  as  no  body  is  ready  to  attempt  any  dribbling  range   on  you  than  to make  you  acquisition  of  normal  exellenty  and  authentic   for  you  to  have  rest  in  your  mind.
 
will  you  acknowledge  that  we  have  the  best  preference  on  you  more  than  other  banks  as  we  have  all  patience  till  today  due  to  we  dont  want  to  damn  the   immage  of  hsbc  bank  all  over  the  world.
 
now  kindly  contact  charles  soludo  for  only  this  one  paper  as  you  must  later  have  your  self in  a  position  of  joy  and  good  laugh  after  receive  your  transfer  fund.
 
we  have  already  gives  you  email  address  of  charles  soludo  as  :  charles1_s@hotmail.com     or  email  :  cbnchrls@yahoo.com   do  not  contact  any  other  email address  as  charles  soludo  unless  this  two  email  address  here  above  to  avoid  those  bad  eggs  as  we are  always  announce  at  cnn  net  work  program   on  television  about  those   bad  eggs.
 
see   his  phone :  234-805-5462866.
 
kindly  reach  charles   soludo   he  has  already  make  all  arrangement  about  your  last  paper  according  by  him  on  telephone  interview   today.
 
i  must  travel  meet  you  in  your  country  immediately  you  receive   your  transfer  fund.
 
Regards  Dr  Harrison  Mccqueeney.
 




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