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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: "OBAMA S FOUNDATION" <info@mail.com>
Reply-To: mrsjoancole2@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sat, 3 Apr 2010 13:11:11 +0800
Subject: Greetings to you

Greetings to you,

SCAMMED VICTIM/ $500,000 BENEFICIARIES.
REF/PAYMENTS CODE: ECB/06654 $500,000 USD.

On behalf of the Obama's Foundation and UNITED NATIONS, we wish to notify
you as a beneficiary of $500,000 USD in compensation of scam victims.This is
to bring to your notice that we are delegated from the Obama's Foundation and
UNITED NATIONS in Central Bank to pay 150 victims of scam $500,000 USD (Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars) each. You are listed and approved for this payment
as one of the scammed victims to be paid this amount.
According to the number of applicants at hand, 114 Beneficiaries has been
paid, over a half of the victims are from the United States, we still have a
pending of 36 compensations left to be paid. Your particulars was mentioned
by one of the Syndicates who was arrested as one of their victims of the
operations, you are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this
message to him for any reason what so ever as the U.S. secret service is
already on trace of the other criminals. So keep it secret till they are all
apprehended. Other victims who have not been contacted can submit their
application as well for scrutiny and possible consideration
Do contact HSBC INTERNATIONAL BANK, United Kingdom Branch for
verification and release of your $500,000 USD 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. 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 the appropriate form and submit to the bank.
[1] Full Names:________________
[2] Contact address______________________________
[3] Direct Telephone No: ___________________
|4| Occupation : ____________________________

Managing Director of the HSBC BANK,UK
Name: Mrs. Joan Cole
Private Email:mrsjoancole2@yahoo.com.hk
Telephone:+447766822807

Yours Faithfully,
Dr.Caravan Marvis
Coordinator.
OBAMA'S FOUNDATION AND UNITED NATIONS© 2010

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