419 scam: HSBC Bank London <internationalremittance@hsbclondonuk.net> [spam] =Coca-Cola 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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "into your nominated bank account" (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)
- "payment@hsbclondonuk.net" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- +447031743769 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
- +448723527443 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: HSBC Bank London <internationalremittance@hsbclondonuk.net>
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2012 23:55:45 -0800
Subject: [spam] =Coca-Cola Payment

HSBC Bank Limited.
Registered Office: 8 Canada Square, London, United Kingdom
Registered No: 14259.
Tel: +44 703 174 3769
Fax: +44 872 352 7443
Email: payment@hsbclondonuk.net

Attn: Debra Horne,

*REF: APPLICATION FOR WIRE TRANSFER*

NEW WINNING REFERENCE No: CCWINXPWISA/79822
PAYMENT FILE No: HSBC2010075608567

This is to notify you about your winning payment file in regards to your
Guaranteed Winning fund of *£800,000.00 {Eight Hundred Thousand British
Pounds}* which you won in the Coca-Cola Marketing Promotion held in London
United Kingdom.

Attached is The HSBC Wire Transfer Application Form which you need to fill
and send back for approval and subsequent transfer of your winning fund.

(Or you can simply provide the following information if you are unable to
fill the attached wire transfer form).

REFERENCE NUMBER: CCWINXPWISA/79822
FILE No: HSBC2010075608567

*Bank Name:......................... ...................*
*Branch Address:...................... ................*
*Country:...................... ............................*
*Beneficiary Name:............. ......................*
*Account Number:....................... .............*
*Beneficiary Tel:.......................... .............*

Please allow up to 24-48 Hours for the Bank to process your payment after
you have sent your bank details. We shall contact you as soon as the
payment has been processed and approved for transfer into your nominated
bank account.

We hereby urge you to keep your winning information confidential to avoid
the complications of double claim.

Yours Faithfully,

Mr. S. W. Newton
(Credit Control and Intl. Remittance Dept. HSBC Holdings Plc Financial
Services Authority)

This e-mail and any attachments are confidential and intended solely for
the addressee and may also be privileged or exempt from disclosure under
applicable law. If you are not the addressee, or have received this e-mail
in error, please notify the sender immediately, delete it from your system
and do not copy, disclose or otherwise act upon any part of this e-mail or
its attachments. HSBC Holdings Plc does not accept responsibility for any
loss arising from unauthorized access to, or interference with, any
Internet communications by any third party, or from the transmission of any
viruses. Replies to this e-mail may be monitored by the HSBC Holdings Plc for
operational or business reasons. Any opinion or other information in this
e-mail or its attachments that does not relate to the business of the HSBC
Holdings Plc is personal to the sender and is not given or endorsed by the HSBC
Holdings Plc Financial Services Authority.

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