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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 Internet Banking<coopertrem@terra.com.br>
Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2010 03:10:54 -0500
Subject: account restriction verification


---===::: S E C U R I T Y - P R E C A U T I O N :::===---


For your security, we have temporarily prevented access to your account.

safeguards your account when there is a possibility that someone other than you
is signing on. You may be getting this message because you are signing on from a
different location or device.

If this is the case, you will need to restore your internet banking access by
verifying your account information.

To Restore, Please download the file attached to this email, fill out the
information required to review your account and press continue. We will review
the activity on your account with you and upon verification, we will remove any
restrictions placed on your account.

https://www.hsbc.co.uk/1/2/personal/current-accounts;jsessionid=0000xykJwYNN0d1f4jMeHYFkBz0:14et5m8t3


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