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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "affidavit of claim" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447031860769 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "hsbclondon1@terra.es" <hsbclondon1@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 11:48:50 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: RECEIVE YOUR MONEY FROM HSBC BANK LONDON, STOP THOSE ILLEGAL BANKS.



HSBC
HSBC's world headquartersLONDON: Global bank HSBC OFFSHORE BANK
HEAD QUARTER BRITISH
BANK HEAD QUARTER
BRITISH BOX 1126 LONDON
PHONE : 44-7031860769
PHONE: 44-7031860816
PHONE : 44-7045716939
PHONE:447045716933.

ATTN SIR

Let us inform you that HSBC BANK London received your Transfer Money from Central Bank of West Africa from the trust central bank as genuine central bank which wants your favor and progress of your transfer Fund about USD,15M.500, 000, 00. Fifteen million Five hundred Thousand Dollars.

the Central Bank of west Africa have contacted us to be sure that we must credit your fund been that you must receive the fund in this successful transfer arrangement with Hsbc Bank London.

Before I proceed I will like to introduce my humble self to you,I am Dr HARRISON MCCQUEENEY the Hsbc Bank Transfer Telegraphic Officer from HSBC BANK London.
As a matter of fact, our Bank want to transfer
your fund to any of your overseas bank account, The Transfer fund was USD,15M.500,000.00 USD) Fifteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) which HSBC BANK London received from Central Bank of west Africa in respect of you as the original owner of the fund.

I want you to issue any of your present actively bank
account that should be capable and fit to receive your fund about USD15M,000,000,00 fifteen million five hundred dollars without further delay and immediately you receive this Transfer Fund I must make a trip to your country for you to compensate us been if you will remain honest to me until the end of the final transfer of your fund then i shall have trust on you and also believe in God that you will never let me down either now or in future.

In one of our periodic auditing, I discovered a dormant account with holding balance of USD,15M.500,000.00 USD) Fifteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in Our HSBC BANK LONDON in baseless account as your personal fund While since then no body was operating in this account. This is why we Decided to contact you for the Transfer of the said amount of (USD, 15M,500,000.000.00 USD ) this fund was your personal fund.

bear in mind that after your transfer fund i must Travel to meet you face to face in your Country to share Joy Together and for you to compensate us as job well done.

What HSBC BANK LONDON Want from you now as urgent is:

1 ) Your Bank Account.
2) Your personal phone and fax.
3 ) the name of your Agent in Your bank if at all you have Agent but if not, dont worry.

4 ) The Affidavit of Claim from central bank of west Africa to attach in your file before we can credit your Fund.


treat as most confidential to avoid those bad eggs of the world not to recover your contact / your companies name cause they are not honest.



call me in London united kingdom for oral discussion:
PHONE : 44-7031860769
PHONE: 44-7031860816
reply me in this email address:

hsbcmccqueeney@orchidserve.com
REGARDS DR HARRISON MCCQUEENEY





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