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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: ladi_tafida@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2010 02:12:39 +0200
Subject: BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

HFC BANK,LONDON.
UNITED KINGDOM.

Ref:77675/tf67374/10
Subject:Financing your business or Project.

Dear Fellow,
We are inviting you to take advantage of our trade finance program for the
financial year,2010. In this particular program,HFC Bank,United Kingdom
will remit any requested amount of your choice to your designated
bank account upon your successful application to the bank.This offer
guarantees a 99.9% ROI(return-on-investment).It is hassle-free.Our trade
finance aid package known as "HFC BONUS" is an interest-free program.
You are not required to pay any interest.

The liability of paying back the trade finance package
shall be the sole responsibility of an accredited third
party company ,acting on your behalf as a Guarantor
after a memorandum of understanding has been signed.
The minimum amount we can remit under this program is
GBP1,000,000.00(One Million Great Britain Pou nds Sterlings).
Our trade finance team is always ready to answer your questions.
You can also visit us at our corporate headquarters here in UK
for detailed discussion.

Yours sincerely,
Martin Waghorn.
Market Research Analyst
Trade Finance Group,
HFC Bank,London.
United Kingdom.

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