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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: "David Hunt" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fileclaim00@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2010 04:50:35 +0100
Subject: Your payment instruction

Hsbc Bank Office
523 Union Street
Seattle, WA 98101-4018
Tel.(206) 224-9961
www.us.hsbc.com


REF:- INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR BANK ACCOUNT $US5 MILLION

Attention to you,

This is the second time we are notifying you about this said fund.

After due vetting and evaluation of your file that was sent to us by the USA Government in conjunction with the World Bank. This bank has an instruction to see to the immediate release of the sum of US$5M into your bank Account from their Domiciliary Account with this bank.

We were meant to understand from our findings that you have been going through hard ways by paying a lot of charges to see to the release of your fund Five million United States Dollars (US$5,000,000.00) which has been the handiwork of some miscreant elements from that Country.

We advice that you stop further communication with any correspondence from Nigeria, you don't have to pay any charges to receive your fund, as you have met up with the whole requirements. We know your representatives in Nigeria will advice you to still go ahead with them, which will be on your own risk.

The only thing required of you in this regard is to obtain SECURITY REMITTANCE ACCESS CODE from this USA Government. You will have to apply for the SECURITY REMITTANCE ACCESS CODE from the US Fund Clearance Agency, Should you follow up our directives, your fund (US$5,000,000.00) will reflect in your designated bank account within five Bank working days from the day we receive this Certificate. Do not go through anybody again but through this Bank if you really want your fund.

Finally, you are advice to re-confirm to this bank your receiving Bank Account, Where you want your fund to be remitted. And your contact Telephone and Fax Number.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

Gerard Mattia.

CFO and Director,
PRIVATE BANKING SECTION.
HSBC BANK SEATTLE.


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