419 scam: "chamber@rosegov.com" <itpolm@gmail.com> YOUR TOTAL FUND

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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:
- "info@hsbcbannk.tk" (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.
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.
- +44087001376716

Fraud email example:

From: "chamber@rosegov.com" <itpolm@gmail.com>
Reply-To: info@hsbcbannk.tk
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:07:23 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: YOUR TOTAL FUND

Attention dear, happy New Year?

Sequel to the delays and encumbrances relating to the release of your total funds from here, we wish to notify you that your payment has been approved and forwarded to our corresponding bankers centre in London-England for final remittance into your bank account today. We did not transfer the funds directly into your bank account due to the President Obama's new method of financial obligations. He gave an instruction that any funds above $50,000.00 will be transferred to our correspondent payment centre in London-England for investigation before final remittance into the beneficiary's bank account.

The correspondent payment centre in London-England is the only bank that has been given the sole authority to handle any transaction from Africa to overseas(e.g: Europe,U.S.A, Asia, Australia and South America). We also learnt that you have spent some money in the past in order to receive your funds which results nothing in return. Now, you will receive your total funds as soon as you contact our correspondent payment centre in London-England, Email them as soon as you receive this email. You are hereby directed to contact them through this information below.

Mr.Stan M. Bell (Director).
E-mail address: info@hsbcbannk.tk
Tel: +44-(0)7500-1836-287,
Fax: +44(0)8700-1376-716.

Our Debt Payment Center will complete the remittance of your funds into your designated Bank account this week once they hear from you. Congratulations once again.

Yours in service,

Mrs Rose H. Dossou.

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