419 scam: "Hsbc Bank London"<info@usa.org> Your Approved 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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "foreign exchange" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "inland revenue" (Tax offices mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. Even after you pay their fake tax demands you will still not receive the non-existent funds you have been promised. )
- "loan amount" (Beware of fake loan offers. Real lenders would not normally use free webmail addresses such as Yahoo, nor would they lend to individuals or small businesses in a different country from where they are based. Beware of mobile phones or redirector numbers!)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Hsbc Bank London" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sarb_bnk086@meta.ua>
Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2020 23:56:24 +0200
Subject: Your Approved Payment

THE WORLDS LOCAL BANK
International Banking
FOREIGN EXCHANGE UNIT

RE: MANDATORY RELEASE ORDER OF YOUR OVERDUE FUND

Dear Valued Beneficiary

We are pleased to inform you that we have finally concluded arrangements towards your Lottery/Contracts and Compensated funds which has been delayed for a Long Period of time because of your Cooperation and dealings with Wrong Officials of the banks as your fund returned back to us on the 18th Feb 2020 when we confirmed the rate of delays and questionable activities that related to the previous administrative bank officials alongside with other collaborated in delaying the release of funds after all charges and payments demanded were paid.

Recently, World Bank Group, the Ministry of Finance of United Kingdom, Bank of England, HSBC Bank Plc UK and United Kingdom Inland Revenue Services launches first operations for COVID-19 (coronavirus) emergency health support, strengthening developing country responses and Special provisions for fast track financing and allowing World Bank projects totaling US$1.9 billion to get underway quickly in 25 countries. Huge part of this fund is set aside to be used in making sure that all the unpaid lottery/contracts and compensated funds are released to the beneficiaries bank accounts in their countries without further delay. Please check the link https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2020/04/02/the-world-bank-group-moves-quickly-to-help-countries-respond-to-covid-19

We apologize for the delay of the payment and all the inconveniences this might have caused you during this period.However this exercise will help to fight this pandemic and also support long term efforts to strengthen and rebuild smaller businesses, so that they can resume their key contribution to growth and jobs in many client countries.

The Bank of England Governor (Mr Andrew Bailey) has given serious warning and Instructions and ordered the Inland Revenue Services Department of England to quickly release all on hold funds in their escrow accounts to the sole beneficiaries which you are among those who will receive their overdue payments.

Please contact the DeputyGovernor of Reserve Bank of South Africa (Dr Rashad Cassim) on email (sarb_bnk086@meta.ua) to advice you on how to procure the certificate of claim as the law of South Africa demands that without it, there will not be any payment whether pending,loan amount, lottery fund, inheritance funds or whatsoever fund locally or internationally perhaps you have not yet received it.

Provide below details to Dr Rashad Cassim for his clarification:

Full Name....... Tel.................

Address......... Amount..............

City............ Country.............

Copies of documents pertaining to the fund.

Best Regards,
Mr.James Emmett.
Chief Executive Officer, HSBC Bank Plc.
United Kingdom

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