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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: "OBAMA'S FOUNDATION and UNITED NATIONS" <info@mail.com>
Reply-To: joan-cole@vc52.cn
Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2014 03:13:25 -0800
Subject: SCAMMED VICTIM/ $500,
000.00 USD BENEFICIARIES. REF/PAYMENTS CODE: ECB/06654 $500, 000.00 USD.

Greetings To You,

On behalf of the OBAMA'S FOUNDATION and UNITED NATIONS, we wish to notify you as a beneficiary of $500,000.00 USD in compensation of scam victims. This is to bring to your notice that we are delegated from the OBAMA'S FOUNDATION and UNITED NATIONS in Central Bank to pay 10 victims of scam $500,000.00 USD (Five Hundred Thousand Dollars)each. Your E-mail ID were listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims to be paid this amount. Do contact HSBC INTERNATIONAL BANK, Switzerland Branch for verification and release of your $500,000.00 USD that we have deposited with the HSBC BANK,SWITZERLAND.

The account log on will be presented to you by the bank in order to access the funds before releasing into your nominated bank account. You will transfer the funds into your nominated account on-line as the HSBC BANK,SWITZERLAND will provide the necessary information to you. We have taken care of the cost of transfer (C.O.T) and the VAT.Please if you are willing to accept the funds, do contact the Managing Director of the HSBC BANK,SWITZERLAND with the following details:

You are to fill the appropriate form and submit to the bank.
[1] Full Names:
[2] Contact address
[3] Direct Telephone No:
|4| Occupation : __

Managing Director of the HSBC BANK,SWITZERLAND
Name: Mrs. Joan Cole
Private Email: joan-cole@vc52.cn

Yours Faithfully,
Dr.Caravan Marvis
Coordinator.
OBAMA'S FOUNDATION

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