419 scam: "HSBC BANK REPRESENTATIVE" <info@un.com> Yours faithfully

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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:
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- +2348065089598 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- rev_peterscott213@yahoo.com.hk (Yahoo, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "HSBC BANK REPRESENTATIVE" <info@un.com>
Reply-To: rev_peterscott213@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2012 21:12:49 -0200
Subject: Yours faithfully

SCAMMED VICTIM/521 BENEFICIARIES REF/PAYMENTS CODE:06654 $400,000.00 USD ONLY

This is to bring to your notice that I am a delegate from the United Nations
to The IMF (International Monetary Fund) West Africa Regional Payment Office
to pay 521 scam victims $400,000.00 USD (Four Hundred Thousand Dollars only)
each. You are listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed
victims to be paid this amount,get back to me as soon as possible for the
immediate payments of your $400,000 USD compensations funds.On this faithful
recommendations, I want you to know that during the last U.N. meetings held
at Abuja, Federal Republic of Nigeria, it was alarmed so much by the world in
the meetings on the lost of funds by various individual to scam artist
operating in syndicates all over the world today.In other to compensate these
victims, the U.N Body is now paying 521 victims of this operators $400,000.00
USD each in accordance with the U.N .recommendations. Due to the corrupt and
in-efficient Banking Systems in Federal Republic of Nigeria, the payments are
to be paid by UN officials sitting at IMF(International Monetary Fund) West
Africa Regional Payment Office as corresponding payment center under funding
assistance by United Nation body. According to the number of applicants at
hand,284 Beneficiaries has been paid, half of the victims are from the United
States, and we still have more 237 left to be paid the compensations of
$400,000.00 USD each. Your particulars was mentioned by one of the Syndicates
who was arrested as one of their victims of the operations, you are hereby
warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to him for any reason
what so ever as the U.S. Secret service is already on trace of the other
criminals. So keep it secret till they are all apprehended. Other victims who
have not been Contacted can submit their application as well for scrutiny and
possible consideration.Send the following information

Name:________________________
telephone number:____________
mailing address:_____________
country:_____________________
sex:_________________________
occupation:__________________

To HSBC BANK REPRESENTATIVE
Name: Rev.Peter Scott
Email: rev_peterscott213@yahoo.com.hk
Telephone: +2348065089598

Please you are advice to stop any communication with any person or Body that
you are currently paying money to due to transaction which you have online
with the person.Please let us know right now via email or telephone your
present dealing online,so we can help you verify the authenticity of the
transaction which you are presently involved in,so you don't get
scammed.Please also send me proof of payment in any previous scam.If you
still have any,(optional).I shall feed you with further modalities as soon as
I hear from you.Do feel free to call me any time on my telephone number.

Yours faithfully,
Mrs Joy Steven
United Nation Representative
http://www.un.org/sg

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