419 scam: HSBC BANK UK <judeway123@gmail.com> Attention

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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:
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "hsbrobertson@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "hsbrobertson@outlook.com" (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 UK <judeway123@gmail.com>
Reply-To: hsbrobertson@outlook.com
Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2014 16:00:13 +0100
Subject: Attention

--
Attention
HSBC Holdings plc is a global banking and financial services company
Headquartered in Canary Wharf,London, United Kingdom.[3] As of 2014[update]
It is the world's second-largest banking and financial services group
It has around 7,500 offices in 87 countries and territories Across Africa,
Asia, Europe North America and South America and around 100 million
customers.
Congratulation to you today the HSBC bank are celebrating a very big party
of
our new organization in {UK} London.

We have sent up 87 different Email ID for this draw and your private email
ID was
choose in our micro software engine to receive total sum of 300.000.00
pound.
Please note that this is not a lottery,this is not lottery,this is gift
offer amount.
Note that from today you have been selected by the {HSBC BANK} to receive
the
amount of {300.000.00 Pound, Three Hundred Thousand Great British Pound
Sterling}
You are to take note of your HSBC Reference Ticket Number {90HS62BC} please
you are
advised to keep your HSBC reference Ticket number very confidential to your
self because is
the key of your amount of 300.000.00 Pound.

Please take note that after you have received your amount of 300.000.00
pound the HSBC
BANK {UK} will be paying you 20.000 pound every month {twenty thousand
pound} you will be
receiving twenty thousand pound each every month from the {HSBC BANK PLC}
and if you would
also like to visit the HSBC bank UK for any kind of study or job
opportunity will be given
to you by your reference number {90HS62BC} to identify you.please once
again keep your
reference information very confidential to your self. please do note play
with this great
opportunity this mail is coming from HSBC bank UK it's 100% sure,the HSBC
bank will never ever
fail or disappoint you for all the information is confirmed and 100%
guarantee.you are to email
your full details to the Chief Executive HSBC bank MD Brian Robertson HSBC
Bank Plc,all © copyright reserve 2014.

FULL NAME:
COUNTRY AND ADDRESS:
CONTACT NO:
YOUR RELIGION:
OCCUPATION:
YOUR AGE:
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU CONTACT THIS EMAIL: hsbrobertson@outlook.com
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU COPY THIS EMAIL AND SEND MESSAGE DIRECT TO THIS :
hsbrobertson@outlook.com

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