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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" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <investors_grouptrustltd@live.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 07:55:32 -0700
Subject: TO YOUR NOTICE.

Dear Sir/Madam.


Following The British Government Mandate Of 2010 Over Foreign Payment (Contract And Inheritance Funds), Our

Office Has Finally Received A Final Approval Over Your Payment. We Have Also Attached This Along To United Nation

With A Payment Approval Notice Re Fgn-Hsbc/22xxy36/010 On Your Behalf.


Meanwhile, Your Local Representatives Here In London Has Submitted Your Bank Details To Us Where This Fund Is To

Be Transferred And Remitted Into. As A Matter Of Urgency And Appropriateness, Please Do Cross-Check This

Submitted Bank Details Of Yours As Forwarded By Your Local Representatives To Ensure Accuracy.


The Account Is Hereby Stated Below:


STANDARD CHARTERED BANK HONG KONG .

ACCOUNT NO: 410-1-097081-7.

BANK CODE: 003.

SWIFT CODE:SCBKL HK HH.

TELEX: 73230SCHNKHX.

BENEFICIARY: FU KWOK WING.

ADDRESS: FU KWOK WING (PRIVATE ADDRESS) SUITE615.6/F, BLK "E" CENTRAL MANSION.527-9 JAFFE ROAD

HONG KONG .

FAX: 852-28380705 OR TEL/FAX: 852-93874218.


We Want To Use This Opportunity To Inform You That Due To The Numerous Fraudulent Activities Of Some

Government Officials Here, Board of Directors Has concluded That Your Long Over Due Payment Now Be Finally

Settled Through This Newly Inaugurated Special Payment Scheme.


This Payment Scheme, Your Payment Is To Be Programmed Into HSBC ATM DEBIT CARD; This Is A HSBC New

Working Relationship With British Government, Which Was Put In Place To Curb Incidents Of Fraud. In This Said

Arrangement, Your Payment Shall Be Uploaded Into HSBC ATM DEBIT CARD That Will Enable You Either To

Download Your Payment At Any Atm Machine Or At Your Local Bank Account, However For The Purpose Of Proper

Verification Of Your Identity, Among Other Relevant Information for Release Of Your Visa Card To You, It Is Important

You Contact The Office Of The Debit Card Control Department, On Special Payment At The Above Listed Information:



Contact name: M F Geoghegan

Email: debit_card_offce@w.cn

Telephone: +44 704 571186



And Confirm To Me If You Know The Above Named Person, Is He Your Partner Or Did You Permit Him To Act On

Your Behalf For The Release Of Your Contract/Inheritance Fund Part Payment Of $15,000,000 (Fifteen Million United

States Dollars Only)?,That Is Why I Am Contacting You Before I Give Final Instruction.



Note: That because of impostors, we hereby issued you our code of conduct, which is (atm=811) so you have to indicate

this code when ever you are contacting Mr. Mark Freeman.


Best regards,
Dr. Jackson Brown
Foreign Credit Manager
HSBC Bank PLC

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