419 scam: "HSBC Bank, Plc. London, UK"<kevingareth0001@att.net> Good News and Happy New Year to 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.
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.
- +447924599055
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.
- kevinhsbc@superposta.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "HSBC Bank, Plc. London, UK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <kevinhsbc@superposta.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:16:26 -0800
Subject: Good News and Happy New Year to you.

Good News and Happy New Year to you.

I am Mr. Kevin Gareth.. A computer scientist with HSBC Bank Plc. I am 49 years old, I came across your file which was marked X and your released disk painted RED, I took time to study it and found out that you have paid VIRTUALLY all fees and certificate but the fund has not been release to you, the most annoying thing is that nobody is telling you the truth that on no account will they ever release the fund to you. Instead, they let you spend money unnecessarily but thank God for United Nation intervention that have brought your file to this bank.

I do not intend to work for this bank after the middle of this year 2013 but I can release this fund to you if you can certify me of my security and how I can run away from this country if I do this because if I don't run away from this country after I made your transfer, I will be seriously in trouble and my life will be in danger here also have this in mind that you're going to take 60% of total fund and 40% to me after you have received the fund in your account.

Please this is like a Mafia setting in Nigeria/London, you may not understand it because you are not from here. The only thing I will need to release this fund is a special HARD DISK we call it HD120 GIG YOU WILL BUY THE TWO DISK FOR ME and I will use it to recopy your information and destroy the previous one and punch the computer to reflect in your bank within 24 banking hours I will clean up the tracer and destroy your file, after which I will run away from here to meet with you there.

If you are interested to get the disk for me there or here, do get in touch with me immediately and send to me your convenient tell/fax numbers for easy communications also re-confirm your banking details, so that there won't be any mistake in moving the fund.

For phone conversation, please call me on Tel: +44 792 4599055 and write me back immediately you receive this message if you are interested to buy the HD120 GIG for the release of your overdue payment, it is the final solution and it must be a secret between you and I.

Regards,

Mr. Kevin Gareth.
Payment Programmer / Remittance Unit
HSBC Bank, Plc. London, UK.
Email: kevinhsbc@superposta.com

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