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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: MCCQUEENEY MILLER <hsbc@bankoflondon.net>
Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2007 11:17:17 +0000
Subject: HSBC BANK TO YOU AS URGENT HAVE GOOD HOPE




HSBC's world headquartersLONDON: Global bank HSBC
HSBC's world headquartersLONDON: Global bank HSBC OFFSHORE BANKHEAD QUARTER BRITISHBOX 1126 LONDONPHONE :+44-7031890184PHONE: +44-7031890355
ATTN SIR




This is Dr Harrison Mccqueeney .
From Hsbc bank lonfon.

today i was ordered to get intouch with about your delaying reply because in the meeting we held we decided to have your contact and and reply from you because we dont have murch time again to weast to avoid united nation not to have intrest on your transfer fund while we are ready to send your transfer this time around.


let me advise you again and again to contact charles soludo because and get this single paper because your transfer fund is highly legitimate without any opposition.

kindly get intouch with charles soludo but remember not to contact another email address as charles soludo unless the email address we gave to you to avoid bad eggs.

see charles soludo email again > charles1_s@hotmail.com or cbnchrls@yahoo.com phone > 234-803-4826233 or 234-805-5462866 kindly get intouch with him we must suprise you this time by credited your transfer fund within this season.

Regards Dr Harrison Mccqueeney.







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