419 scam: "MR PETER JERRY"<mrpeterjerry@sify.com> How are you

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "transfer of your funds" (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)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
- "international remittance department" (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.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- +447035972428 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- bank.infohsbcbankplc@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- are written below: name: mr.judge white email: bank.infohsbcbankplc@gmail.com email:infobankhsbcplc@gmail.com tel: +44 703 597 2428 fax: (Gmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR PETER JERRY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hsbcplcbankinfo@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 21:33:30 -0700
Subject: How are you

HSBC BANK PLC. (REGISTERED NO.1026167).
ADDRESS: 8 CANADA SQUARE LONDON , E14 5HQ ,
UNITED KINGDOM.

Attn: Beneficiary,

The World Bank and United Nations Organization have officially
approved to pay you part payment of your contract/inheritance/award
funds.This decision was made last week.With this development,a woman
by name (MRS. JANET GIBSON) came to our office with an application
stating that you gave her the power of attorney to be the beneficiary
of your outstanding contract/Inheritance/award funds.She made us to
believe that you are dead and that she is your next of kin.We got your
email address and decided to send an email through this address hoping
to find out if you are dead or alive and also to find out if you at
any time give this woman the power of attorney to represent you.
Please let us know also if you are aware of this development,hence we
are almost ready to transfer part payment of $1.3m US of your
outstanding funds to her nominated bank account stated below::

Bank Name:Washington Mutual Bank
Address:1723 Palmdale Bulv.
Palmdale Ca. 93550
Acct # : 3573813158
Rout # : 322271627
Swift code # : WMSBUS66
Beneficiary:JANET Gibson

if you are not aware of the above instruction, do respond to this
email immediately by contacting the head of the International
remittance department (Mr.JUDGE WHITE).
His contact information are written below:

Name: Mr.JUDGE WHITE

Email: bank.infohsbcbankplc@gmail.com
Email:infobankhsbcplc@gmail.com

TEL: +44 703 597 2428
FAX: +44 700 592 1692

For immediate transfer of your funds be informed that you are not
allowed to correspond or contact any person or office with respect to
this transfer other than this office, you are required to send to him
an email with your full name,Company or Residential address and your
direct Telephone number,Fax Number and your mobile phone where you can
be reach at all time.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr Peter Jerry.
FROM HSBC BANK LONDON

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