419 scam: "Stuart Gulliver" <ginc59@gmail.com> Important Message For 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:

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:
- "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
- "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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Stuart Gulliver" <ginc59@gmail.com>
Reply-To: hsbgroub6@outlook.com
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2015 13:12:44 +0100
Subject: Important Message For you!

HSBC GROUP HOLDINGS HEAD OFFICE,
8 Canada Square,
London, E14 5HQ,
United Kingdom.

Regards to our amiable, adoring and committed customers we say thank you and this bank acknowledge all that you have past through in the hands of different kinds of scam and money laundering activities through the lapses of this great bank and you are hereby rewarded with a Compensation of $USD800,000.00 as a result of Money Laundering through Bank to Bank Transfer Scam, Lottery Prize Winning Scam, PayPal Scam, Dating Scam, ATM CARD Scam, Eligible Borrowers Scam, Loan Modifications Scams etc.

http://news.yahoo.com/hsbc-announce-1-8-billion-settlement-u-money-054334042--sector.htmlhttp://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/19/business/hsbc-will-pay-249-million-to-settle-foreclosure-review-case.html?_r=0

HSBC Holdings Plc. Cannot undertake this huge task alone in meeting the demands of the urgent and immediate payment of the Compensation so MORGAN EXCHANGE COMPANY, UK has been appointed and authorized to effect your Compensation via an ATM MASTER CARD to you. You are to contact Dr. Ennis Campbell at morgexch@outlook.com immediately with the followings: Name, Age, Sex, Residential/Mailing Address, Occupation, and Scanned Copy of your International Passport or Drivers License for proper Identification.

Yours Sincerely,
Chief Executive Stuart Gulliver
(HSBC GROUP HOLDINGS).

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