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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "transfer of your funds" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447024070784 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- hsbcbankplc.12@london.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "The U.S. Department of the Treasury" <unitedstates756@att.net>
Reply-To: <usaterasury.dep@washingtondc.usa.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2010 03:39:25 -0800
Subject: GOOD NEWS

FROM THE OFFICE OF MR. TIMOTHY F. GEITHNER
Senior Secretary, Foreign Assets Control
The U.S. Department of the Treasury
Treasury Annex
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20220
United States of America

Our Ref: USA/TREAS/898ATCP
Your ref: USA/IMF/7890/121

COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT RESOLUTION
PANEL ON WITHHELD PAYMENTS

After reviewing your online email communication messages on your unsuccessful
transactions with most European and other foreign banks in Africa, we wish to
let you know that we have communicated with most of these foreign banks that
withheld most international payments to individual accounts so as to find out
why these funds were withheld and the source of the funds.

Conclusively, we discovered that most of these withheld and/or unpaid funds
being remitted to individual accounts abroad originated from lottery
organizations, international trading companies and deceased personals.
Such transfer suspension was placed on these funds because majority of these
international fund remittance/transfer of over the total sum of $500,000 and
above to private individuals account abroad, usually carried out by foreign
Banks, Private or Commercial Courier Companies were never properly recorded by
the paying institution for future file reference/assessment by Crime Monitoring
Units/Agencies.

In joint alliance with the HMRC Treasury Europe, the European Financial Service
Commission & the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to resolve this issue, we
wish to let you know that we have approved to release only the total sum of
Seven Million United States Dollars ($7,000,000.00 USD) to enable you start up
your own business.

Through the assistance of the International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO)
to investigate and release suspended, withheld and/or unpaid Inheritance/Award
Winning/Contract funds to its beneficiaries account abroad, we were able to gain
an approval authorization letter from the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
which stated that these funds will be released by these European and other
foriegn banks to its beneficiary on proper confirmation of its claim.

By the virtue of the provision of the law which confer on us powers to advocate,
adjudicate suspend and authorize an immediate transfer of your funds
internationally, we hereby state emphatically and without prejudice that should
there be any information that may succeed your application for fund release that
are currently deposited in most European and other foreign banks, please do not
hesitate to provide us the information so that we will know how to help you
receive your funds.

Kindly provide your personal contact details by sending us the information below
along with a scanned copy of your international passport or drivers license so
that we will forward it for verification and payment and send a copy of it to
the bank with the below details.

To this effect, you are therefore expected to liaise urgently with the Chief
Executive, Inheritance Payment team (Dr.Chrsi M. Mearse) The Head of Inheritance
Funds payment section HSBC BANK LONDON ; upon receipt of this message through
the outlined contact details.

THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT HSBC BANK PLC 8 LONDON, E14
5HQ UNITED KINGDOM.
DIRECT NUM: +44-702-407-0784
FAX NUM + 44-844-774-5476
Email: hsbcbankplc.12@london.com

During the event of your contact with him, we also advise that you refer him to
the below release code number for payment identifications, thereafter you will
be informed on the payment proceeds.

Payment Approval Code: RE-WDL-US 5678C
File Reference Number: USGV / 3840 / 24-2010

PERSONAL DETAILS; ANSWERS;
1. Your Full Name, Nationality & Current Location.
2. Your Age & Current Occupation.
3. Your Phone & Fax Number.
4) Bank details, such as an empty bank account details
5) Your ID Number (or Attach Identification Documents).

Failure to properly apply for the funds release for transfer to you within 7
days, will nullify your chances of receiving this funds, and this funds will be
confiscated and made to be forfeited under the Money Laundering and Other
Financial Crime Prohibition Act of 2003.

Regards,
Senior Secretary,
Foreign Assets Control.
U.S. Department of the Treasury.
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Questions about this information should be directed to
The U.S. Department of the Treasury

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