419 scam: HSBC BANK LONDON <mbende098@att.net> Re: Payment.

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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.
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.
- +447024037446 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: HSBC BANK LONDON <mbende098@att.net>
Reply-To: mr_wilburcox2009@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 08:32:21 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Re: Payment.

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From: Mr,Wilbur Cox.
Director,
Foreign Operation
ATM
Card
Dept
Re: Corporate Visa Card.
Address: HSBC Holdings
plc
8 Canada
Square
London E14
5HQ
Office:
44-(704)5727031,

Fax 44 (700)5921667

Home: 447024037446

Re:
Payment.

This is to inform you that your payment has been approved this
Morning through HSBC London

You are operating a CBN account with HSBC
London
. The visa card is valid forone year which all statement will be sent to you and
also to us. As soon as you download the loaded funds, the card
becomes
invalid. You can check your balance at any ATM using your pin number.

All
you have to do is to fill the Debit
Card
Application form and fax back to me; the form will be sent to HSBC
London so that your visa
card will be processed. It takes 24hrs or 48hrs to be processed immediately the
application is received. Attached is the visa card application
form
which you are obliged to fill and get back to me.

Clearly state your cell
phone, fax number and delivery address where you want the card to be delivered
to you either through FedEx, UPS or DHL. Call me on my cell phone if you need
any
urgent clarification,or declare how you want your fund to be transfer to
you.

Mr. Wilbur Cox

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