419 scam: "HSBC Bank China"<hsbcghana89@gmail.com> NOTIFICATION OF PAYMENT BY ATM CARD

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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:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "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)
- "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "h_s_b_c_ghana@neu.com.cn" (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 China" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <h_s_b_c_ghana@neu.com.cn>
Date: Fri, 14 May 2010 16:35:29 +0100
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF PAYMENT BY ATM CARD

Guangzhou Building Sub-branch (Premier Services)
Shops 105-108, HSBC Guangzhou Building
No.148-9 Dong Feng Xi Lu Guangzhou 510170
People's Republic of China
E-mail: h_s_b_c_ghana@neu.com.cn
24 hour in-branch ATM service
Ref: HSBC/PRC/03826/10
Date: May 4, 2010
Ref#: Letter of confirmation

DEAR SIR /MADAM
NOTIFICATION OF PAYMENT BY ATM CARD
In acknowledgement of the payment instructional advice, receive yesterday from the Government of the Republic of Ghana and in conjunctions with WEST AFRICA MONETARY INSTITUTION, WORLD BANK AND ECOWAS STATES through the Bank of Ghana. We wish to bring to your notice that your contract payment/inheritance Fund with the Government of the Republic of Ghana and ECOWAS STATES (Senegal, Ivory Coast, Benin Republic, Cameroon, Nigeria, Gambia, Mali, South Africa ETC, is in our custody as her international Bank of settlement for immediate payment through prepaid ATM CARD prepared from our bank as stated in the transfer instruction received from the Bank of Ghana and ECOWAS Bank.

In respect of the above subject, you are thereby urgently requested to contact MR CHARLES LEE the HSBC ACCOUNTANT OFFICER and forward the name and your mailing house/office addres you want your ATM Card to be prepared on. This is in line with the remittance act guiding every international remittance that is undertaken by this HSBC Bank.

NOTE:
The HSBC Bank will not entertain any interference henceforth from any person or group of people as the HSBC Bank have taken full responsibility of your remittance. The HSBC bank also supervises Federal licensed branches and agencies of foreign banks. The HSBC bank shall not be held liable for non-receipt of your payment in your bank account if you fail to adhere.

The HSBC Bank does not entertain any telephone conversation from beneficiaries this has been our rules and regulation when we are dealing with huge amount usually above one million us$1,000,000.00 because of our poor English and understanding as some of our customers has; lost their money through telephone as we want to have record of all event of this transaction by E-mail. Get back to us for more details on how you will receive your ATM CARD.

Thanks in advance for your cooperation

MR. CHARLES LEE
ACCOUNT OFFICER (No.: 1840)
HSBC Bank China

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