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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 <info4hsbc@gmail.com>
Reply-To: info.hsbc110@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2015 18:42:03 +0100
Subject: Did you assign a will of testament to Sanusi Lamido to receive your
ATM Card sum of $10.5

Immediate ATM DEBIT Cash Card Payment Notification

Did you assign a will of testament to Sanusi Lamido to receive your
ATM Card sum of $10.5 Million dollars on your behalf ? he sent a
notification to this Bank that you died in an auto crash few weeks ago
and also have assigned him as the sole beneficiary to your unclaimed
fund of $10.5 Million Dollars. Get back to us immediately confirming
this fact if truly you are still alive but if we did not hear from
within 72rhs,we have no option than to release the ATM Card to your
next of kin Sanusi Lamido. reply to ( info.hsbc110@gmail.com)

Now we have arranged your payment of ($10.5M) ten million and five
hundred thousand United States dollars through swift card payment
center Europe under the HSBC BANK ROME ITALY, This card center will
send you an ATM CARD which you use to withdraw your money in any ATM
MACHINE in any part of the world which the Maximum of your withdrawal
is going to ten thousand United STates dollars Per day.

So if you like to receive your ATM CARD through this kindly get back
to me to show you are alive with the following information's of yours.

YOUR FULL NAME..................
YOUR ADDRESS....................
YOUR COUNTRY....................
YOUR AGE........................
YOUR OCCUPATION.................
YOUR PHONE NUMBER...............
HOWEVER,KINDLY CONTACT THE BELOW PERSON WHO IS IN POSITION TO RELEASE
YOUR ATM PAYMENT CARD.

CONTACT PERSON: MRS ROMELY QUANICO GOLENDEZ

TELEPHONE NUMBER: +39320341892
DIRECTOR,ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
EMAIL:( info.hsbc110@gmail.com )

THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT YOUR
PAYMENT AND YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OTHER
PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(s) TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN RECEIVING YOUR PAYMENT.

NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS,WE HERE BY ISSUED YOU OUR CODE OF
CONDUCT,WHICH IS (ATM-3939) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN
CONTACTING THE CARD CENTER BY USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT.

Hoping to hear from you

MRS ROMELY QUANICO GOLENDEZ

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