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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: HSBCBANK HSBCBANK <hsbcbankhsbcbank6@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2017 16:51:35 -0800
Subject: Customer Service Dept. HSBC Bank London Plc,(PAYMENT OF FUNDS/INHERITANCE)

FROM HSBC BANK LONDON.

FUND TRANSFER CONFIRMATION O.K, FURTHER FINAL CREDIT ACCEPTED.

Attn. Sir


We have received your payment approval from our ordering Customer Service
in the INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF) of Nigeria for the further credit
to your Bank account from the desk of the director IMF- PAUL WILSON. With
all due respect, our Bank has obliged to credit your account with
instruction. Quoting reference to BANK OF AMERICA transfer regulation and
in line with UNITED STATES OF AMERICAN Financial and Allied Conduct, your
account will be effected as soon as you reconcile our 1% Cost of Transfer
out from your $10million USD part payment or you may advise us to deduct
the total value and transfer the balance to your account.

Should you be willing to accept deduction, our Bank is therefore urging you
to contact the Auditor General NNPC Mr patrick Duru asking him to issue you
the Original Hard Copy of the Authority to Deduct Bill of Exchange
Certificate to enable us deduct the 1% cost of transfer from your sum to
credit your account with your balance of US$9,900,000.00(Nine Million Nine
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) Be advised we only acknowledge
the receipt of the ORIGINAL HARD COPY OF THE BILL OF EXCHANGE CERTIFICATE,
which must be duly filed and signed by the beneficiary before we can effect
deduction.

Please be warned, as Hsbc Bank does not deal with no other person except
the Auditor General Nnpc patrick Duru. Contact him with his direct e-mail
address, patrickduru_nnpc@yahoo.com Telephone: 234 8086833389, to issue
the AUTHORITY TO DEDUCT bill of exchange Certificate required for the
release of your funds, Make sure you give him a call before sending him an
email.

Prior to our Banking regulation, final credit shall be made to your account
upon your instruction. Adhere to this advice and act accordingly.

Thank you.

HSBC PLC,
Mr. Patrick Hallgate, (Head of Customer Service Dept. HSBC BANK LONDON).
000/00156/00109/09870000.
Member HSBC Group Registered in England (No. 14259. Registered Office
Canary Wharf London

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