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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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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 message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
  
  1. They don't notify winners by email.
  2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
  3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
  4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
  5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
  6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
  7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
• 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.
  • +447040101161 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448709503299 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +442070600938
• 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.
  • hsbcbankuk03@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: HSBC Bank UK <hsbcbankuk03@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 10:17:26 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Account Activation


BRITISH HSBC BANK
ACCOUNTS/FUNDS DIRECTOR
Mr. Adam, Klaus Georg
PHONE NUMBER: +442070600938, +44 7040101161
FAX NUMBER: +44 8709503299
EMAIL: hsbcbankuk03@yahoo.co.uk


ATTENTION

Please, note that your details has been forwarded to our funds clearing Dept. for further vetting process.

Right now your winning prize is currently in a suspense account, to enable us transfer your winning prize to you in any of your designated Bank account in your country you will be required to activate your winning account with our paying Bank which is presently in a suspense state to a normal operative account so as to enable our Bank effect the transfer of your won prize to you immediately.


Please find the below the category of account been operated in our Paying Bank and choose from the option list which one you will be capable of operating or activate with our Bank.

1. Regular Account, the initial deposit is 1,500.00 Pounds (One Thousand Five Hundred Pounds) or it equivalent in American US Dollars ($2,643 USD). The Maximum transfer possible within a month is £1,500,000.00 (One million, Five Hundred Thousand Pounds). This will take 96 hours to reflect in your account.


2. Daily Account, the initial deposit is 2,500.00 Pounds (Two Thousand Five Hundred Pounds) or it equivalent in American US Dollars ($4,406 USD). The Maximum transfer possible within a month is 3,000,000.00 (Three Million Pounds). This will take 72 hours to reflect in your account.


3. Premium Account, the initial deposit is 3,500 Pounds (Three Thousand Five Hundred Pounds) or it equivalent in American US Dollars ($6,170 USD). The transfer possible within a month from this account is 6,000,000.00 (Six Million Pounds). This will take 48 hours to reflect in your account.


4. Platinum Account, the initial deposit is 5,000.00 Pounds (Five Thousand Pounds) or it equivalent in American US Dollars ($8,184 USD). The maximum transfer possible from this account within a month is 10,000,000.00 (Ten Million Pounds).You will be required to activate the account of your choice with our paying bank with the initial deposit for account activation to be paid by you. This will take 24 hours to reflect in your account.


Important Notice:

1. Your winning is presently in a suspense account and we can not make any deduction of any kind until it is deposited in your name in an active account which will make it suitable for transfer.


2. Your Initial deposit paid by you will be added to your winning and an Account Number and a Pin Code will be giving to you to confirm and transfer your funds.


Please confirm to us the type of account you wish to activate so that we can notarize your winning with the United Kingdom Gaming Board (UKGB) and the European Gaming Board (EGB).
Please also note that to enable us effect the Transfer of your winning prize to your designated account in your Country.
Note that it is mandatory and necessary that you activate an account with our Bank here in the UK.
As stated above, your winning prize is currently been deposited in a Suspense Account and the only way our Bank can effect the Transfer of your Money is that you activate your winning account which is presently in a Suspense or Dormant State to a normal operative account. As you know Transfer of Money can be done in a Suspense Account until it is been activated to a normal operative account were transaction can be made.

Upon your confirmation of the type of account, our lawyer will notify the United Kingdom Gaming Board (UKGB) and the European Gaming Board (EGB),so as to give approval to our paying bank, the permission to make the transfer.


Note that your quick anticipation, will determine how soonest you will get your money.


Acknowledge the receipt of this mail by return phone call. This is very important.

Yours Sincerely,


BRITISH HSBC BANK
ACCOUNTS/FUNDS DIRECTOR
Mr. Adam, Klaus Georg
PHONE NUMBER: +442070600938, +44 7040101161
FAX NUMBER: +44 8709503299
EMAIL: hsbcbankuk03@yahoo.co.uk


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