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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "transfer into your account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "HSBC BANK PLC( www.hsbc.co.uk )" <khandker@gala.net>
Reply-To: reply2hansen1@live.com
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 14:02:06 -0700
Subject: YOUR OUTSTANDING FUND NOTIFICATION


Mr. Henning Hansen
Head Investigation Panel
HSBC Bank plc
London E14 5HQ

Attn:

I am Mr. Henning Hansen,Head of Investigation Department with HSBC Bank
Plc London. my office monitors and controls the affairs of all banks and
financial institutions in London concerned with foreign claim payments.

I am the final signatory to any transfer or remittance of huge funds
moving within banks both on the local and international levels in line
with foreign claim settlement.

I have before me list of funds, which could not be transferred to some
nominated accounts as these accounts have been identified either as ghost
accounts, unclaimed deposits and over invoiced sum etc.

I found your name among the people expecting the funds to be transferred
into their account, on this note, I wish to have a deal with you as regards
to this unpaid funds.

As it is my duty to recommend the transfer of these surplus funds to the
Federal Government Treasury and Reserve Accounts as unclaimed deposits I
have the opportunity to write you based on the instructions I received two
days ago from the Foreign Debts reconciliation dept to submit the List of
payment reports / expenditures and audited reports of revenues.

Among several others, I have decided to remit your claim sum following my
idea that we can have a deal/agreement and I am going to do this legally.

My conditions:
1.The sum of USD$9.7M only will be transfer into your account after the
processing of all relevant legal documents with your name as the confide
beneficiary, the transfer will be made by Draft or telegraphic
Transfer(T/T), confirmable in 3 working days.

2. This deal must be kept secret forever, and all correspondence will be
strictly by email /telephone, for security purposes.

3. There should be no third parties as most problem associated with
fund release are caused by agents or representative.

If you AGREE with my conditions, l advise you on what to do immediately
and the transfer will commence without delay as I will proceed to fix your
name on the Payment schedule instantly to meet the three days mandate.

I hope you don't reject this offer and have this funds transferred.
Waiting for your reply soon.

Send your response to reply2hansen1@live.com

Faithfully
Mr. Henning Hansen
Head of Investigation Department

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