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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: "Bernard P. Booker(HSBC Bank)" <webinfoweb111@gmail.com>
Reply-To: payments@btcfundspayment.com
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2022 07:32:26 -0400
Subject: Your Unclaimed MOSSACK FONSECA Investment Funds

Attention: Fund Beneficiary,

Following the FBI investigations at the data base of various banks,
Mossack Fonseca Investment Corporation and other investment banks and
companies, finance companies, airport vaults, Debit and Credit Card
companies on why so much funds have remained unpaid and unclaimed by
the beneficiaries and following the approval by United States
Government, The World Bank, International Finance Corporation, US
Federal Reserve Bank, UK and European Union Central Banks these funds
are verified and paid to the respective beneficiaries, we wish to
inform you that US$14,950,000 unclaimed investment fund at Mossack
Fonseca Investment Corporation (with documents) listed in your name as
the beneficiary/receiver of the fund is now approved and available for
payment to you. Mossack Fonseca Investment Corporation with offices in
Panama, British Virgin Island, Seychelles, Zurich, Florida USA, Paris
and London which specializes on secret offshore investments for their
numerous wealthy and rich clients and customers has closed down their
offices and all invested funds at the company have been approved for
payment to either the offshore investor or their next of kin (if the
investor has passed on).

We have so many documents and copies of investment papers and files,
the investor's biodata documents bearing and showing your name and
details as the heir next of kin to the fund. We shall give you further
details about this fund as soon as you respond.

For the payments of these funds, HSBC Bank Atlanta GA USA and Credit
Suisse Bank London United Kingdom under strict supervision of the
Federal Reserve Bank are Paying Banks.

You can read more about the Corporation's closure via below links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Papers
https://www.icij.org/investigations/panama-papers/panama-papers-law-firm-mossack-fonseca-closes-doors/
https://www.icij.org/investigations/panama-papers/new-panama-papers-leak-reveals-mossack-fonsecas-chaotic-scramble/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/14/mossack-fonseca-shut-down-panama-papers

To receive this fund listed in your name, you are required to send us
your full details for verification and payment; your name, contact
address and mobile/cell/handy phone number to the HSBC Bank Fund
Dispatch and Payment Center, Atlanta GA as follows:

Contact Person:
William Tabaka
Unclaimed Funds Dispatch and Payment Center,
HSBC Bank Atlanta GA, USA.
SMS messages ONLY: +1 404 620 0309
WhatsApp ONLY : +1 404 543 0107
Email: payments@btcfundspayment.com
Email: fundsdispatchcenter@frbunclaimedfunds.com

Reply urgently.

Regards,

Bernard P. Booker
Unclaimed Funds Verification & Payments Center,
HSBC Bank, Atlanta GA, USA

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