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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 <maeda_s_k@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: HSBC Bank <hsbcbank@datafull.com>
Date: Sat, 24 May 2014 16:52:39 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Re: Payment Details From HSBC Bank Plc.


Re: Payment Details From HSBC Bank Plc.
 
WE THOUGHT WE WOULD WRITE TO YOU TO LET YOU KNOW HOW SORRY WE ARE OVER YOUR PENDING TRANSACTION WITH THE AFRICAN, ASIAN, EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN COUNTRIES. FROM THE RECORDS OF OUTSTANDING FOREIGN TRANSACTION DUE FOR PAYMENT WITH THE ABOVE COUNTRIES, YOUR NAME WAS DISCOVERED AS A (BENEFICIARY) ON THE LIST OF THE OUTSTANDING TRANSACTION WHO HAVE NOT RECEIVED THEIR PAYMENTS.
 
DURING OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED ACCOUNT MAINTENANCE AND VERIFICATION PROCEDURES THIS MONTH MAY 2014, WE HAVE DETECTED A SLIGHT ERROR IN YOUR TRANSFER DETAILS WITH THE AUTHORITIES. PLEASE VERIFY AND RECONFIRM TO THIS BANK YOUR CREDENTIALS IN ORDER TO AVOID REMITTING THE FUNDS TO A WRONG CHANNEL AS THE MISTAKE MIGHT BE DUE TO EITHER OF THE FOLLOWING REASONS:
 
[1] A RECENT CHANGE IN YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION (I.E. CHANGE OF ADDRESS,TELEPHONE NUMBER OR BANKING DETAILS ETC ).
[2] SUBMITTING AN INVALID INFORMATION DURING THE INITIAL TRANSACTION PROCESS.
[3] AN INABILITY TO ACCURATELY VERIFY YOUR SELECTED PAYMENT OPTION DUE TO AN INTERNAL ERROR WITHIN OUR PROCESSORS.
 
THE PRESIDENT OF WORLD BANK, INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND AND UNITED NATION HAS ORDERED THE HSBC BANK PLC TO CREDIT THE SUM OF USD $2 MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT. NOTE: THE HSBC BANK HAS COMMERCE THE PROCESS OF YOUR BILL OF PAYMENT AND EVERY NECESSARY STEP CONCERNING THE IMMEDIATE REMITTANCE SHOULD BE CARRIED OUT WITHIN THE SHORTEST POSSIBLE TIME ONCE WE RECEIVED YOUR CREDENTIALS TO AVOID REMITTING THE FUND TO A WRONG CHANNEL.
 
KINDLY VERIFY AND RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:-
 
[1] FULL NAME:_____________________
[2] YOUR HOME/OFFICE ADDRESS:_____________________
[3] YOUR MOBILE & FAX NUMBERS:_____________________
[4] YOUR COUNTRY & CITY:_____________________
[5] YOUR OCCUPATION & VALID ID CARD:_____________________
[5] YOUR FULL DETAILS OF YOU EQUITY LINE OF CREDIT FOR PROCESSING OF YOUR FUND BILL OF PAYMENT:_____________________

THIS IS TO ENSURE THAT YOUR FUNDS TRANSFER IS NOT INTERRUPTED, WE REQUEST YOU TO RE-CONFIRM AND UPDATE THE ABOVE INFORMATION'S IMMEDIATELY, IF YOUR DETAILS IS NOT UPDATED WITHIN 48 HOURS, THEN YOUR ABILITY TO ACCESS YOUR FUNDS WILL BE RESTRICTED AND CONFISCATED.
 
THANK YOU FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE UNDERSTANDING AND COOPERATION AS WE WAIT FOR YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE TOWARD THIS OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION TO ENABLING THE IMMEDIATE PROCESS TO RELEASE YOUR UNCLAIMED FUNDS. THE MANAGEMENT THEREFORE APOLOGIZED YOU FOR ANY FORM OF DELAY THIS MIGHT HAVE ENCOUNTERED YOU IN THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSFER. WE ARE POISED TO SERVE YOU BETTER.
 
REGARDS.
MR.JOHN GERALD
DIRECTOR
HSBC BANK PLC

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