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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: "Mr. Ir Lee Shing-See" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <irleeshingsee@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2015 17:55:18 -0500
Subject: Guten Morgen Freund....

Lieber Freund,

Guten Tag, ich bin Herr Ir Lee Shing-See einen Vorstand und Geschäftsführer der
Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) Hong Kong.

Ich habe Fonds im Wert von $ 28,500.000.00, um heimlich zu sichern (Transfer), um Ihre
Konto in Ihrem Land aus unserer Schwesterbank zu unserem Nutzen. Ob
interessiert, antworten Sie auf diese meine persönliche E-Mail für weitere Informationen: E-Mail: irleeshingsee@gmail.com

Grüße,
Herr Ir Lee Shing-See
Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC)
Hong Kong.

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Dear Friend,

Good Day, I am Mr. Ir Lee Shing-See a Board and Executive Director of
Hongkong Shangai Banking Corporation,(HSBC) Hong Kong.

I have funds worth $28,500.000.00 to secretly secure (Transfer) to your
account in your country from our affiliated bank for our benefit. If
interested, reply to this my personal Email for more details: Email: irleeshingsee@gmail.com

Regards,
Mr. Ir Lee Shing-See
Hongkong Shangai Banking Corporation,(HSBC)
Hong Kong.

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