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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" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hsbc.malaysia@consultant.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2011 01:34:29 -0800
Subject: Attention: Beneficiaries.


THE HSBC BRANCH HERE IN KUALA
LUMPUR MALAYSIA, OFFICE ADDRESS:
No 3, Leboh Ampang, 50200 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia,
OFFICE PHONE NUMBERS: +60102544245, +60123304775

Debit Form Certificate

Attention:

Owing to the problem up front fee as demanded by the payment administrative office, Bank transfer fee.

We have carried out investigations by the World Bank Auditors has confirmed that most beneficiaries are being asked to pay certain irrelevant charges by government financial institutions, therefore making it very difficult for beneficiaries to meet such obligations which is contrary to Section "37" Subsection "C" of the Article XII of Banks and other financial decree of 1995 as amended in 1998.

In view of this, the bank have scrutinized all oversee withheld fund for immediate release owing that the beneficiary have met the requirements for effectiveness without any further delay.

It is also interesting to inform beneficiaries that in order to carry out deductions on their bills as regards, Security Deposit (SD) and other taxable charges, beneficiaries will be requested to obtain the Debit Form Certificate from this authority so as to empower this board to carry out such deduction from your total winning sum of ($1.5 Million) One Million,Five Hundred thousand United States Dollars before final remittance.

Furthermore, to obtain the Debit Form Certificate will cost ($770.00) United State Dollars; Debit Form Certificate will exempt you from any upfront fee once you secure it.

Upon confirmation we shall issue out with Debit Form Certificate and carry out the payment of the necessary exercise. We will credit all your inheritance/winning fund by wire transfer through HSBC World wide from Malaysia branch, after beneficiary secure the Debit Form Certificate of ($770.00)United State Dollars.

We wait confirmation and immediate reply.

Mr. Wong Tung Shun,
Chairman and Non-Executive Director
HSBC.



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