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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: "Dinh Linh Duy" <duydl@dqsy.vn>
Reply-To: hsbrobertson1@live.com
Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2013 14:00:26 +0700
Subject: PLEASE ACCEPT OUR GIFT OFFER FROM HSBC BANK UK


Attention

HSBC Holdings plc is a global banking and financial services company

Headquartered in Canary Wharf,London, United Kingdom.[3] As of 2013[update]

It is the world's second-largest banking and financial services group

It has around 7,500 offices in 87 countries and territories Across Africa,

Asia, Europe North America and South America and around 100 million
customers.

Congratulation to you today the HSBC bank are celebrating a very big party
of

our new organization in {UK} London.



We have sent up 87 different Email ID for this draw and your private email
ID was

choose in our micro software engine to receive total sum of 300.000.00
pound.

Please note that this is not a lottery,this is not lottery,this is gift
offer amount.

Note that from today you have been selected by the {HSBC BANK} to receive
the

amount of {300.000.00 Pound, Three Hundred Thousand Great British Pound
Sterling}

You are to take note of your HSBC Reference Ticket Number {90HS62BC} please
you are

advised to keep your HSBC reference Ticket number very confidential to your
self because is

the key of your amount of 300.000.00 Pound.



Please take note that after you have received your amount of 300.000.00
pound the HSBC

BANK {UK} will be paying you 20.000 pound every month {twenty thousand
pound} you will be

receiving twenty thousand pound each every month from the {HSBC BANK PLC}
and if you would

also like to visit the HSBC bank UK for any kind of study or job opportunity
will be given

to you by your reference number {90HS62BC} to identify you.please once again
keep your

reference information very confidential to your self. please do note play
with this great

opportunity this mail is coming from HSBC bank UK it's 100% sure,the HSBC
bank will never ever

fail or disappoint you for all the information is confirmed and 100%
guarantee.you are to email

your full details to the Chief Executive HSBC bank MD Brian Robertson HSBC
Bank Plc,all © copyright reserve 2013.



FULL NAME:

COUNTRY AND ADDRESS:

CONTACT NO:

YOUR RELIGION:

OCCUPATION:

YOUR AGE:

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU CONTACT THIS EMAIL: hsbrobertson1@live.com

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