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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: "THE LOTTERY DEPARTMENT HSBC BANK UK BRANCH" <info@hsbc2011.com>
Reply-To: mdpaulhsb@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2011 13:43:52 +0530
Subject: HSBC BANK UK BRANCH




THE LOTTERY DEPARTMENT HSBC BANK UK BRANCH
CONGRATULATION WE ARE HAPPY THAT THE HSBC BANK IS ALL OVER THE WORLD TODAY.
THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT YOU HAVE BEEN SELECTED HAS A WINNER OF 300,000.00
POUND.{THREE HUNDREND THOUSAND GREAT BRITISH POUND}THE HSBC GAMING LOTTERY
BOAD,
AMONG 250 EMAILS, YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IS CHOOSEN HAS A WINNER HAS OUR
INTERNATIONAL
PROGRAMS OF THIS WEEK HELD ON THE FEBRUARY 2011 IN LONDON UK,please note your
refenrence number
hsbc {25512560}, DO NOT DELETE THIS EMAIL TO MISS THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY
BECOUSE ALL INFOMATION
IS TRUE 100% WITH OUR SECURITY,
YOU ARE TO FILL THIS FORM BELOW,AND CONTACT THE SENION OFFICER UK HSBC
THANK YOU.
EMAIL: mdpaulhsb@hotmail.com

1.Name (in full):
2.Address:
3.Nationality:
4.Age:
5.Occupation:
phone no:

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU EMAIL TO: mdpaulhsb@hotmail.com
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU EMAIL TO: mdpaulhsb@hotmail.com

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