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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • hsbccustomercare2005@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • idcardpayslipagent@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "HSBC BANK PAYMENT CALIFORNIA" <bancarezerrtduncam@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: hsbccustomercare2005@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 02 Dec 2006 11:37:19 +0100
Subject: TO YOUR NOTICE.

Att Sir,

SUBJ: NOTIFICATION ON PARTITION PAYMENT OF US$5 MILLION

FUND IN FAVOUR OF: BONAFIDE CONTRACTOR

The HSBC Bank Plc., California Main Bank Branch, USA are pleased to inform
you that a deposit of US$5 Million ( Five Million, US Dollars Only) has been
deposited into our grant account with the Government of Nigeria as contract
partition payment executed with them for onward transfer into your given
banking details on-line with the Government policy on contract settlement as
adopted in Abuja, Nigeria.

You are hereby advised to reconfirm your receiving Banking details for
transfer information verification and return to E-mail:
hsbccustomercare2005@yahoo.com Contact Person: REV. (DR.) DUNCAM SMITH

This Bank shall transfer your fund at no cost within 7 working days pending
the issuance and presentation of contractor’s I.D Card and Transfer Payment
Slip from the Paying Government of Nigeria.

Immediately contact the Paymaster General of the Federation (DR.ICHIE MIKE
UDOH)DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL REMMTI FOREX DEPT on his hot , E-mail:
idcardpayslipagent@yahoo.com for modalities on obtaining the I.D Card and
Transfer Payment Slip to enable us discharge our duties effectively.

Your earliest compliance is needed as this Bank owe no apology for
cancellation of payments due to violation of transfer coded instructions in
accordance with Transaction Rules Edict 99 as amended 2001.

Best Regards.

DR. BLAISE ZERRETTE
Head of Customers Service
Telecopier: 469 5703

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