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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: "QUEEN ELIZABETH`S FOUNDATION" <info@qef.org>
Reply-To: mjoan.cole@9.cn
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 19:19:24 +0800
Subject: attention


SCAMMED VICTIM/ £1,000,000.00 GBP BENEFICIARIES.
REF/PAYMENTS CODE: ECB/06654 £1,000,000.00 GBP.

Greetings To You,

On behalf of the QUEEN ELIZABETH'S FOUNDATION,
we wish to notify you as a beneficiary of £1,000,000.00 GBP
in compensation of scammed victims. This is to bring to your
notice that we are delegated from the QUEEN ELIZABETH'S FOUNDATION to pay 3
victims of
scam £1,000,000.00 GBP (One Million Great britain pounds)each to mark the
foundations
75TH ANNIVERSARY in helping and assiting people nationwide.
Your E-mail ID was listed and approved for this payment as one of the
scammed victims to be paid this amount.
Do contact HSBC INTERNATIONAL BANK, United Kingdom Branch for verification
and release of your £1,000,000.00 GBP that we have deposited with the HSBC
BANK,UK.The account log on will be presented to you by the bank in order
to access the funds before releasing into your nominated bank account. You
will transfer the funds into your nominated account on-line as the HSBC
BANK,UK will provide the necessary information to you. We have taken care
of the cost of transfer (C.O.T) and the VAT.Please if you are willing to
accept the funds, do contact the Managing Director of the HSBC BANK,UK
with the following details:You are to fill in the appropriate information.

[1] Full Names:
[2] Contact address:
[3] Direct Telephone No:
|4| Occupation :
[5] Amount to be collected:
Managing Director of the HSBC BANK,UK
Name: Mrs. Joan Cole
E-mail: mjoan.cole@9.cn

Yours Faithfully,
Jonathan Powell
CHIEF EXECUTIVE.
QUEEN ELIZABETH'S FOUNDATION
www.qef.org.uk

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