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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: "HSBC BANK LTD." <info@hsbc.org>
Reply-To: mrsronafairhead8282@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:34:50 +0800 (PHT)
Subject: RESPONSE NEEDED ASAP.

Dear Friend,

I am Mrs Rona.A. Fairhead Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer
of the operations of the HSBC BANK LTD.Before the U.S and Iraqi war our
client

Mr.Fayez A Mohammed a business merchant made a fixed deposit of $30
MILLIONS USD for 2Yrs where i was the only one that knew about his
deposit.

Upon maturity during the war in 2005,Fayez,his wife and only daugther died
in a bomb blast that hits His Resident.Investigations showed that he did
not
declear any next of kin. As a foreigner,I want you to stand as the next of
kin to claim the fund because soon the fund will be claimed by my
government if no
one comes for it.

I have an attorney that will prepare all the documents to back you up as
the next of kin to Mr.Fayez A.Mohammed.Please let me know your willingness
so that

i can provide you with more details of this transaction.

contact me via email: mrsronafairhead8686@yahoo.com.hk


1. Full name and Age

2. Occupation

3. Private/office phone number

4. Current residential address

Kind Regards,
Mrs Rona.A. Fairhead.


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