419 scam: "Miss Rose Marry Edward"<missrosemarryedward@tznet.com> HSBC BANK

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- marryforeignoperations1122@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Miss Rose Marry Edward" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rosemerrydirectorforeignoper3@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 May 2016 14:32:15 -0700
Subject: HSBC BANK

HSBC BANK
172 Upper Richmond Rd,
London SW15 2SH,
United Kingdom.

>From the Desk of:Director international operations

ATTENTION;

This is the third time we are notifying you about this said fund. We hereby send to you the information submitted by Mr. John T. Kehoe U.S.A of California, with an application to receive your payment of $10.500.000.00.on your behalf from this bank.

Please as a matter of urgency, you are required to verify the following information and inform us if you are aware or know anything about this. This morning Mr. John T. Kehoe came to the office claiming that you have instructed him to receive the payment on your behalf with some representatives.I have asked them to come back tomorrow as they did not provide any power of an attorney from you which will prove that you send them, This was to enable me contact you directly to verify how genuine this people are.

1. Did you instruct one Mr. John T. Kehoe of 122 Fitch Way, Sacramento, Ca. 95864. Whose information's is below, to claim and receive the payment on your behalf?

2. Did you sign any 'Deed of Assignment' in his favor thereby making him the current beneficiary with the following account details:

Account Name: Mr. John T. Kehoe Group Ltd,
A/C #USD114-25567-8,
Bank Name: Bank Of America
Swift Code: SCBL 11K111

Finally, you are hereby advised to indicate to this Bank with immediate effect, if you are the person that instructed Mr. John T. Kehoe to come for the claim of your fund worth of $10.500.000.00.on NOTE: your full name,address and telephone number is needed for re-confirmation.

please get back to me with my private email adress: marryforeignoperations1122@gmail.com

Kind Regards

Miss Rose Marry Edward
Director foreign operations

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