419 scam: "HSBC Bank London"<heihg@gmx.de> Attention!!! Attention,This Is Security Report On Your Payment.

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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:
- "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)
- "(ecowas)" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "hsbcbank@skymail.mn" (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.
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.
- +447752016573

Fraud email example:

From: "HSBC Bank London" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hsbcbank@skymail.mn>
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2011 11:15:47 +0200
Subject: Attention!!! Attention,This Is Security Report On Your Payment.

Deputy Chief of Mission
U.S. Embassy, Abuja, Nigeria
Plot 1075, Diplomatic Drive
Cotonu Benin Republic.

Attn: Dear valued beneficiary

Inheritance/ contract/lottery fund credit from African bank.

This is to notify you that we have received instruction from united nation /world bank as mandated to transfer your fund to all beneficiaries account including you , we have also concluded all arrangement concerning the swift remittance of your part funds of US4.5m(four million five hundred thousand united states dollars only). Note; that as it is dated by the management of the Foreign Payment Service Division of Economic Community of West African States.(ECOWAS) HSBC Bank London has been nominated by United Nation and World Bank as the paying bank.

Note that you are directed to contact the foreign payment service HSBC Bank London

Contact person: John lopez
Dept: Foreign Transaction office
Tel: +447752016573
Email: hsbcbank@skymail.mn

This fund has been received from United Nation /World Bank and Bank of African deposits companies has been observed, therefore we have taken charge to insure the telegraphic transfer within the next couple of days, as soon we receive all confirmation from the beneficiaries.

Do reconfirm your full bank account information for the payment approvals has been secured as wire payment as been concluded. Note that your fund is protected by a hardcover insurance policy (courtesy British insurance companies) which makes it impossible for anyone to tamper with it until it gets to your bank account.

Note; that all you will be required to do is to provide us with the full bank details and identification passport or drivers licenses. Where you do not have bank account please forward your addresses to enable us send to you a cashier check.

The fund you are about to receive from our bank to your banking account is real fund and legitimate.

Regards,

Fredrick George Jnr.

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