419 scam: "Dr. Stephen Green"<hsbcbank325@gmail.com> RE: SWIFT TRANSFER OF 4.5 MILLION BRITISH POUNDS INTEREST INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.

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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:
- "transfer into your account" (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)
- "million british pounds" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Stephen Green" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hsbcbnklondon95@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2014 09:13:08 +0100
Subject: RE: SWIFT TRANSFER OF 4.5 MILLION BRITISH POUNDS INTEREST INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.

Int'l Transfer Processing Dept.
196 Oxford Street, Marylebone,
London, W1D 1NT,
United Kingdom.

ATTN: SIR / MADAM,

RE: SWIFT TRANSFER OF 4.5 MILLION BRITISH POUNDS INTEREST INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.

I am Mr. Stephen K. Green the Director of HSBC BANK Oxford Street
Marylebone.Sometime ago, your Inheritance Contract Fund was brought to
our bank from Economic Community of West African Foreign Contractor
Payment Panel. After some period, they recalled the fund back to their
treasury.

For the period of time this fund has been in our bank, it has
generated an interest of US$4.5 Million, which we consider must be
paid to you since you are one of the contractors that have not
received his/her payment. As a matter of fact we the management of
this bank has resolved and decided to pay the interest of the fund via
Swift Transfer into your account.

What we need from you now is any form of identification your
international passport number or your driving license number, then
your telephone and fax number for easy communication.

In view of this you are hereby instructed to contact this office
immediately you receive this message and reconfirm your banking
particulars. The HSBC Bank therefore apologize for any form of delay
and inconvenience. We are poised to serve you better and waiting to
hear from you.

Cordially yours,

Mr. Stephen K. Green

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