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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Brian Potter" <mr.brianpotter@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mr.brian0potter@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 18:32:44 +0530
Subject: Carefully read with understanding and get back to me..



Ref: HSBC/ABY/NRI/ACCT/0017083004®

Private Email: mr.brianpotter010@gmail.com
Date: Friday 25th 2013.

Carefully read with understanding and get back to me..

I am Mr.Brian Potter, the Executive Head offshore account department at
H.S.B.C Plc, London , personally I communicated with you to disclose a mutual
outstanding transaction which will benefit us about $125,000,000 (One Hundred
And Twenty-five Million U.S Dollars)within the next weeks as soon as you are
willing and ready to co-operate in this transaction.

During the auditing and closing of all financial records at the H.S.B.C
Account Department 2011 annual Debit and deposited fund confirmation, it was
discovered from the records of outstanding Investment fund deposited by a
foreign Investor (Mr. F.JOEL WAWORUNDENG ) this Investor deposited the sum
$125,000,000 (One Hundred And Twenty-five Million U.S Dollars)has been
floating since 2009 with H.S.B.C Plc ,Offshore Investment account and
after my Investigations to locate the beneficiary (Mr.F.JOEL
WAWORUNDENG) Address at Indonesia to found out this man was among the
people who died at the Tsunami disaster in 2011 ,Also all efforts to
get the relatives of this beneficiary was abortive.

On a second attempt ,I also review the offshore Investment documentations
which was deposited at my department and also confirm that this fund was
deposited as Investment Lodgement deposit by the contractor whereby the
customer have not registered anybody/company name as next of kin to this
fund.Prior to my confirmation on this Investment fund documentation I
realized on the documentation that this fund was not declared to the
British Government
during the time of deposit by the deceased beneficiary.


I therefore seek your assistance to stand as his next of kin for this
Investment fund , since all documentations and proof of this deposited fund
are on my department we can put a claim proposal letter to H.S.B.C Bank, to
re-claim the deposited funds through the British International Investment
proclamation ACT which will enable the H.S.B.C London to release and transfer
the heir/ fund to your Bank account.


Moreover,with my position at H.S.B.C account Department we can successfully
claim the fund and you will get 40% = US$50,000,000 (Fifty Million U.S
Dollar)of the $125,000,000 (One Hundred And Twenty-five Million U.S
Dollars) as your personal share and I will get 60% as my share .

The claim process for this transaction will commence as soon as you are
willing and ready to keep this deal confidential so we can work together ,
the fund will be transferred to your designated Bank account by as soon
as you start the claim process at the account department.

I will fill you in with further details upon your reply, to avoids your
responds going into wrong hands make sure you to copy out the below E-mail
and make sure you send your respond via the Email so that we can
discuss more on
how to transfer this funds to your designated account in your country.

(mr.brianpotter010@gmail.com)

Yours faithfully
Mr.Brian Potter

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