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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 PLC" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <infohsbc218@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 02:37:34 -0800
Subject: Dear Sir/Madam, Ref: Payment of GBP10.5 million approval.

HSBC Bank plc Address: 3 Hanover Square, London, W1S 1HD Telephone: +-02-409-2267 Ref: Payment of GBP10.5 million approval. Please Attention to this Notification. Sir, I am directed to contact you based on the outstanding payment through our affiliated Bank (Asian Development Bank Thailand) After the meeting with the board of directors held yesterday, we deliberated on your funds which were rerouted to Asian Development Bank Thailand for onward remittance to your nominated bank account. At this juncture, You are hereby advised to contact the paying bank in requesting for their release of your fund, as all operational rules have been observed to that effect. Be informed that your "accredited Debit Note Application Form" number is FNM/XX56738-PUK012. Your Transfer file number: EKFXXX7689/UKROT49220 and Account number: 0075946354. In view of this, You are hereby urgently advised to contact them with the following information listed below. Asian Development Bank Thailand 15th Floor, The Office at Central World 999/9 Rama Road,Wangmai Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330. Thailand. Contact Person Dr. Puntip Sumchai asiadevelopmentbank@asia.com Inform us as soon as you contact them as we are here to direct you accordingly. We thank you for your patience and understanding. Dr. Mrs. Margret Flints (Foreign Remittance operation Manager HSBC BANK)

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