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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" <info@el-nacional.com>
Date: 19 Nov 2021 14:26:20 +0000
Subject: Remmittance Advice

Attn. Sir,

Greetings from HSBC!

We have sent enclosed the SWIFT Messages today within 11/19/2021 12:19:22 a.m.

This is a system generated mail. If you require any clarification, please confirm with your bank on the attached details.


Kind Regards
Maggie W. Chou
International Finance Operations
HSBC Private Banking Limited

“This e-mail and/or its attachments may be confidential and are intended solely for company to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged information/material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other unauthorized use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited from disclosing, distributing, copying, or in any way using this message. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender and destroy and delete any copies you may have received. Please contact the sender if you believe you have received this e-mail in error.”

System Generated message stamp:/11/19/2021 12:19:22 a.m..

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