419 scam: "DR Patrick J.Burke" <mrdavidwilson467@gmail.com> DR Patrick J.Burke

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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.
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.
- hsbsbank_re@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR Patrick J.Burke" <mrdavidwilson467@gmail.com>
Reply-To: firsttransferdept@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2021 04:09:58 -0700
Subject: DR Patrick J.Burke

HSBC Bank Plc
New York, New York, United States,
Founded: United States of America
Hours: Open 24 Hours

For Your Information:

After today's board meeting of the Treasury, the United States
Department of the Treasury, the IRS, the Reserve Bank and the World
Bank Directorate it was gathered hat the overdue compensation fund
worth US $ 25 Million has We have been depositing this bank for onward
payment. The reason for this is because of the scam victims that lost
a lot of money to African and European Fraudsters,

You are hereby advised to stop all the time and you will end up at nothing.

RE-CONFIRM YOUR BELOW DETAILS.

Your Full Name_________

Your Residential Address__

Your Sex / Age__________

Occupation_____________

Telephone / Fax _________

Next of Kin______________

The HSBC Bank will immediately remit your account once I reconfirm your
details.For further details and assistance on this Remittance
Notification, kindly forward your FULL NAME AND CONTACT ADDRESS,
TELEPHONE and FAX NUMBERS directly to this mail box
(hsbsbank_re@aol.com)

Your utmost response is needed to proceed with your payment.

We are looking forward to hear from you.

Thank you for choosing HSBC Bank USA.

Yours Faithfully,
DR Patrick J.Burke
Executive Region Manager

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