419 scam: "HSBC BANK PLC"<hsbbk@w.cn> RE: YOUR PAYMENT VIA HSBC-VISA ATM DEBIT CARD.

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "atm payment department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "card center will send you an atm card" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "philipadams@w.cn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "HSBC BANK PLC" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <philipadams@w.cn>
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:01:12 -0800
Subject: RE: YOUR PAYMENT VIA HSBC-VISA ATM DEBIT CARD.

Attention: Beneficiary,
Henry Forero,of 4302 East Barcelona Way - The Village At Goshen -
Augusta, Georgia 30906

RE: YOUR PAYMENT VIA HSBC-VISA ATM DEBIT CARD.

Account normalization of your banking details has been delayed by International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Financial Services Authority (UK). This has made it necessary for your contract payment to be programmed into HSBC Visa ATM Debit Card. The total fund in question is $8,700,000:00 This is the first part of the Payment of which the balance will subsequently be paid into same account.

The Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN), working in relationship with HSBC London and also Leeds Bank in London has concluded to issue you a VISA CARD with which you can access your contract /beneficiary amount US$8,700,000:00 This card center will send you an ATM card which you will use to withdraw your money in any ATM machine in any part of the world, but the maximum is Twenty Thousand United States Dollars (US$20,000:00) per day. So if you like to receive your fund in this way,
please let us know by contacting the ATM payment department and also send the following information as listed below: Do not fail to call him as soon as you receive this mail.

1. Full name
2. Phone number
3. Address where you want them to send the ATM card to (P.O box is not acceptable)
4. Your age and current occupation.

You are advice to contact the director of ATM CARD payment officer for more directives,

Mr. Philip Adams
Director, ATM Payment Dept
Contact Email :( philipadams@w.cn )

The ATM card payment center was mandated to issue out $8,700,000:00 as part payment for this fiscal year 2010 to you so bear with us. Also for your information, you have to stop any further communication with any other person(s) or office(s) to avoid any hitches in receiving your payment. Note that because of
impostors, we hereby issued you our code of conduct, which is (ATM-811) so you have to indicate this code when contacting the card center by using it as your subject.

We anticipate your total compliance to this message immediately.

Congratulations!
Yours in Service,

ALHAJI. MUSA USMAN SIMPHSON
FOREIGN AND INTERNATIONAL OPERATION DEPARTMENT
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA P L C.

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