419 scam: HSBC BANK LONDON BRANCH Ref: Payment of $10.5 million approval.

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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:
- "million united state dollars" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- +447092867722 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
- +447937410304

Fraud email example:

From: HSBC BANK LONDON BRANCH
Reply-To: <samwallace27@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2015 11:31:41 -0800
Subject: Ref: Payment of $10.5 million approval.

HSBC BANK LONDON
Tel Number: +44-793-741-0304.

Fax Number: +44-709-286-7722.

Ref: Payment of $10.5 million approval.

Attention: Sir/Ma,

We received instruction few days from our correspondence bank to transfer the sum of $10.5 million into your account which we are on the process to open an online banking account on your name and forward to you the account information so that you can transfer your fund into your regular account in your country by your self, to avoid any problem.

But we are surprise this morning when we are about to open your online banking account and received another email from Ms Diane L. Mcallister whom claim to be your representative and forward to us the following account information for us to transfer the fund into her account.

The account which she forwarded to us is as follows.

Bank of America
St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
Diane L. Mcallister
Account# 003767127294
Routing # 063100277
65 Jabotinsky St\#2
Ramat Gan, ISRAEL 54224

Please, Do reconfirm to us as a matter of urgency if this lady is from you and has your authority to receive your fund.If this lady is not your representative, You are requested to fill and send this information for verification purpose, so that your fund value of $10.5million united state dollars will be paid to you through online banking method.

1. YOUR FULL NAME..........................
2. YOUR TELEPHONE..........................
3. FAX.....................................
4. AGE.....................................
5. SEX.....................................
6. YOUR OCCUPATION..........................
7. YOUR ADDRESS.............................
8. DRIVERS LIENCES/INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT(Any form of Identification)

HOWEVER, WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENT DETAILS TO THE SAID MS.Diane L. Mcallister, IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT SEVEN WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY, WE WILL PROCCESS AND RELEASE THE FUND INTO Ms Diane L. Mcallister ACCOUNT.

Confirm your receipt of this mail without delay.

Yours in service

Dr Sam Wallace
(Financial Officer/Executive Vice President)
HSBC BANK LONDON BRANCH

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