419 scam: "HSBC UK"<karim@teamhiht.com> Re: Congratulation, Your Email Has Won HSBC UK CSR Cash Award

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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:
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
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.
- robertcookhsbcuk66@yahoo.com.ph (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "HSBC UK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <robertcookhsbcuk66@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2018 15:31:34 -0500
Subject: Re: Congratulation, Your Email Has Won HSBC UK CSR Cash Award

HSBC Bank Limited

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY SERVICES

87-135 Brompton Road, Knightsbridge, London, SW1X 7XL

AUTHORISED AND REGULATED BY THE FINANCIAL SERVICE AUTHORITY

Dear Email User,

Subject: Congratulation, Your Email Has Won HSBC UK CSR Cash Award

This is to inform you once again that Your email address have won the sum of £750,000 GBP (Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Great Britain Pound Sterling) in our just concluded 2018 First Quarter Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) award, Which is fully based on an electronic random selection.

This payment will be programmed into an Automated Teller Machine (ATM Card) powered by MasterCard and will be delivered to your contact address by courier service.

You are required to confirm and forward to my desk the following important delivery information:

1. Your required name to be printed on your ATM card:

2. Your present resident delivery addresses (not P.O. box):

3. Your personal and reachable mobile phone number:

I anticipated your urgent response to this vital message. IMPORTANT: If you receive this message in your spam or junk its due to your network provider. Do send your acceptance Reply via my Direct Security Email ONLY as follows: robertcookhsbcuk66@yahoo.com.ph

Yours Sincerely,

Mr. Robert Cook.

Director International Remittance

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