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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: HFC BANK <hfcbankaccraghana@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2015 13:54:45 +0000
Subject: Contact Delivery Agent for your Loaded ATM VISA CARD OF $850,000USD

Dear Unpaid Beneficiary

I have been waiting for you since to contact us for your loaded ATM
CARD of $850.000.00 United States Dollars which we discussed on phone
when you traveled to your country and you said you will get back to
me with your details but to no avail ,anywhere just want to form you
that your fund of $850,000,00USD has already loaded Side ATM Visa Card
and you can withdraw the money in an ATM MACHINE in any part of the
world and the maximum you can withdraw a day is $4,500,but I did not
hard from you since that time ,Then i decided to deposited the package
ATM CARD with Courier Express Delivering Company ,Accra,Ghana as I
traveled out of the country for a short Course and I will not come
back till end of April 2015.


What you have to do now is to contact the Courier Express Delivering
company as soon as possible to know when they will deliver your
package to you because of misplacement of your VISA CARD. For your
information, I have paid for the delivering Charges,and You are advise
to for their their legal Official Secret Keeping fee of $150USD for
the Courier company to deliver your ATM CARD direct to your postal
Address in your country.


You have to contact the Courier Express Delivering Company manager
for the delivery of your ATM CARD package with this information
bellow.


HERE IS THE COURIER EXPRESS DELIVERING COMPANY INFORMATION'S.
COURIER NAME: COURIER EXPRESS DELIVERING COMPANY .
CONTACT PERSON: DR GEORGE KUFU
POSITION: FOREIGN DELIVERY DEPARTMENT.
E-MAIL: expressdeliveringcompany@executivemail.co.za


Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your full name,your Postal
address or your home address and direct telephone number to them again
to avoid any mistake on the Delivery and ask them to give you the
tracking number to enable you track your package over there and know
when it will get to your address. Let me repeat again, try to them as
soon as you receive this mail to avoid any further delay and remember
to pay them their Security Keeping fees of $150USD for their immediate
action. As a matter of facts, make sure as the rightful beneficiary
of the ATM CARD package of $850,000.00,you must contact them by
indicating the code (26613058) to enable them deliver the ATM package
as they have it in their record.

Thanks and God Bless
Yours sincerely,
Mr.Asare Akuffo Director Managing Director of HFC Bank Accra Ghana

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