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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 BANK" (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 3 Nov 2013 11:27:05 -0800
Subject: HSBC Swift

Dear Sir/Madam,
 
This email is to notify you that the following transaction has been made by our customer for credit to your bank account. The attached payment advice is issued at the request of our customer. Find attached payment slip for your reference.
 
:15A    SENDER'S REFERENCE
            SB/13/0010655
:21B    BANK OPERATION CODE
            CRED
:32A    CURRENCY/INTERBANK SETTLEMENT
            131502US19744,64
:33B    CURRENCY/INSTRUCTED AMOUNT
            USD63000
:001    ORDERING CUSTOMER
            /AL36210440000000933729
            W.T.M
 
Yours faithfully,
 
New Bldg; "A" Wing 2nd floor,
26-A Narayan Properties,
Chandivali Farm Road,
Off Saki Vihar Road, Chandivali,
Andheri (East), Mumbai- 400 072
 
 
 
Know more about us on www.HSBCbank.com. Connect with us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/hsbcbank
Disclaimer:***********************************************************************************************************This e-mail is confidential. It may also be legally privileged. If you are not the addressee you may not copy, forward, disclose or use any part of it. If you have received this message in error, please delete it and all copies from your system and notify the sender immediately byreturn e-mail. The sender does not accept liability for any errors or omissions.
 

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