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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 USA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hsbcbnkpakrickburke@accountant.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2016 02:19:40 +0100
Subject: IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR OVER DUE PAYMENT OF US$10 MILLION WITH AFRICAN BANK

 
HSBC Bank
Address· Culver Plaza Shopping Center                                                  
15315 Culver Dr #187,USA ·
                                                                                                                                                             18/06/2016
ATTN:BENEFICIARY,
 
IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR OVER DUE PAYMENT OF US$10 MILLION WITH AFRICAN BANK
 
This is an official advice from the HSBC Bank USA foreign remittance/telegraphic dept. it has come to our    notice that your Over Due  payment of US$10.000.000.00 MILLION has being deposit with us (HSBC Bank )  for further credit to your bank account as the original beneficiary.
 
The already transferred funds, which was made in secret transfer so that they can do final crediting to your    account, but it can not work. Secret  diplomatic payments are not made unless the funds are related to    terrorist activities why must your payment be made in secret transfer, if your transaction is legitimate, why    did you not receive the money directly into your account than to ask you to pay all kind fee and charges, This is a pure coded means of payment, Records which    we have  had with this method of payment in the past has always been related to terrorist acts, we do not want  you to get into trouble as soon as these  funds reflect in your account, so it is our duty as a HSBC Bank to  correct this little problem before this fund will be credited into your personal account if not your fund will    be return back to the country of origin Nigeria  .
we have (STOPPED THE TRANSFER) on its way to deliver to your account and pay you through a secured diplomatic      transit account (S.D.T.A),A contract has being signed by all the African banks that all the beneficiary been owed    by them should be paid via AFRICAN UNION (AU) RESERVE ACCOUNT with   us (HSBC Bank).
 
Be informed that your inheritance payment has being transfer to your below stated bank account  which was submitted to us by the AFRICAN BANK  payment officer that have been handling your payment before    it was handed over to us.
 
BANK OF AMERICA
ACCOUNT NUMBER 8500336629
ACCOUNT NAME  STEVE PANGANIBAN
SWIFT CODE BOFAUS3N
 
It is very important you contact this office for the collection of your  International Transfer    Payment Advance (TRANSFER SLIP)    with other legal payment  documents to enable  you confirm your payment  in your bank account without facing    any problem .
Please contact me via private email address: patrickburkehsbnkusa@accountant.com    for security reasons. please feel free to contact us , and you are advice to stop making any payment out side USA your inheritance is under our control any further communication out this office we will report you to FBI agent to investigate about you.
 
THANKS FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING
 
Best regards,
Dr. Patrick J. Burke
Chief Executive Officer and President
HSBC BANK USA
 

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