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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: "Mrs. Ira Safitri" <kennes13@tcd.ie>
Reply-To: "Mrs. Ira Safitri" <irasafitri011@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2015 18:19:03 +1000
Subject: Re: Attn: Beneficiary


Attn: Beneficiary,

After the conclusion on our board meeting, the office of the presidency The Republic of Indonesia under the leadership of our new president Joko Widodo has mandated that all foreign payment be release without any further delay.

This is a result of several meetings held with international committee and against the fight on corruption and misappropriation of public funds allocated for the payment of foreign beneficiaries and settlement of dept which is the total sum of $25,500.000.00 (Twenty Five Million Five Hundred United States Dollars). This advisory board has been shouldered with the responsibility of making sure that all foreign beneficiaries allocation as approved is released with immediate effect.

As the case maybe, the new government of the Republic of Indonesia has setup up several foreign account credited with funds and also ready to instruct release of funds as soon as beneficiary is satisfied as a true beneficiary. Without any further delay, you are advised to reconfirm and forward your full details to HSBC BANK JAKARTA INDONESIA with the bellow contact information,

1, Your full names,
2, Your Full Home Adress
3, your direct phone numbers
4, A Copy of your ID/PASSPORT
5, Your Next Of Kin

Forward to:

HSBC BANK JAKARTA INDONESIA

E-MAIL: markehsbc@asia.com

CONTACT PERSON: Mr. Mark Emmerson

As soon as this information is received by HSBC BANK, be rest assured that full attention will be given to beneficiary towards immediate release of approved funds.

Regards,

Mrs. Ira Safitri
Payment advisory Board
Office of the provisional ruling council
Email: irasafitri@presidency.com

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