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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" (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:21:41 +0100
Subject: RE: YOUR OVER DUE LOTTO, INHERITANCE/ CONTRACT FUND

HSBC London Offices
Address: Address: HSBC Holdings plc
8 Canada Square
London E14 5HQ.
Tel: +44.702.403.2909
Fax: +44.709.289.3332

RE: YOUR OVER DUE LOTTO, INHERITANCE/ CONTRACT FUND

ATTENTION: Beneficary ,

This is to notify you that your over due fund have been Gazetted to be released, via ATM DEBIT CARD PAYMENT SYSTEM.

Following our investigation and finding regarding your over due payment,I hereby send to you the information submitted by Mr. Ajay Jain of Lace India Company Ltd, with an application to receive your lotto winning payment on your behalf. Please as a matter of urgency, you are required to verify the following information and inform us if you are aware or know anything about this.

1. Did you instruct one Mr. Ajay Jain of Lace India Company Ltd, whose information's is below, to claim and receive the payment on your behalf ?

2. Did you sign any "Deed of Assignment" in his favor thereby making him the current beneficiary with the following account details: Account Name: Lace India Company Ltd, A/C #055501001247, Bank Name: ICICI Bank, BRANCH: BOMBAY KURLA
PAN: ALEPG7853B

Finally, you are hereby advised to indicate to this honorable office with immediate effect, if you are the person that instructed Mr. Ajay Jain to come for the claim of these funds, to enable me endorse for the final payment approval order on his behalf. If not You are therefore reguested to fill and send with immidiate effect the information below for verifications purposes so that your fund be remitted to your via ATM DEBIT CARD PAYMENT SYSTEM.

Full Names: ...........
Contact Address: ......
Age: ..................
Gender: ...............
Occupation: ...........
Direct Phone#: ........
Mobil/Cell Phone: .....
Alternative email: ....

However we shall proceed to issue all payment details to the said Ajay Jain if we do not hear from you within the next seven working days from today. Be that as it may we are very sorry for any inconvenience the delay in transfering your fund must have caused you.

Your Urent response is hereby awaited.

Yours faithfully,


Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Mark Louis.
Customer Service,HSBC Bank,London


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WARNING:
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