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Lottery Scam Email:
Yahoo Lottery / HSBC BANK
"Mr. Edward Hudd (Director)", "MRS. INNOCENTIA MASHAYA"
Have you received an email from "Mr. Edward Hudd (Director)" at "Yahoo Lottery / HSBC BANK" telling you that "your
email address won in the second category" or something similar, and to
contact "MRS. INNOCENTIA MASHAYA" to collect your winnings? It is a
scam. No legitimate, legal lottery notifies winners via email (see footnote) The scammers may
change the names and details, but it is still a scam!
Below is the example of the fake lottery scam claiming to
be from the "Yahoo Lottery / HSBC BANK".
Although the most important clue is that no legitimate
lottery will ever email a winner, there are many other signs that this is a fraud.
We have
highlighted some of these in the email below, not the least
of which are:
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Email address ballot: There is no such thing as a
"computer ballot system" or "computer email draw". No one, not even
Microsoft has a database of email addresses of the type or magnitude they
suggest.
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"No tickets were sold": You care to explain where the
money comes from? Perhaps the lottery money fairy? Why would a lottery
give away money to "email address randomly selected by a computer ballot
draw system"? This is CLEARLY nonsense: you MUST, repeat MUST buy a
ticket to have a chance of winning any lottery!
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Terrible spelling, punctuation, syntax and grammar - Scammers
apparently don't know how to use spell checkers. We assume they
dropped out of school before that class. They use almost excessive and random CapItaLiZAtion.
Names are usually in all capital letters for some reason known only to these
illiterate criminals. They often can't even spell "February" or know that "22th" ought to
be "22nd". These scammers usually write at the 3rd grade level.
Being non-native English speakers, they also often get first names and
surnames (last names reversed), so you will frequently see names like "Mr.
SMITH JAMES.", instead of "Mr. James Smith", along with the peculiar usage
of periods (full stops) and spaces or the lack thereof. Real lotteries also proofread their emails
and look and read more professional.
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Using free email account: The scammer is writing to
you from a FREE email account (Yahoo, Hotmail, Excite, AIM, Gmail, etc.). Don't you think a real organization
would use it's own email, it's own domain and website?
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Keep Confidential - Real lotteries THRIVE on
publicity - they don't want you to keep anything secret - the publicity
causes people to buy more tickets. there is NO risk of "double claiming"
because they can validate where the ticket numbers were sold. The scammer
want you to keep quiet because they don't want the police or
ConsumerFraudreporting to hear about them! It should read: "For our own security, you
are advised to keep your winning information confidential until we have
finished scamming you!"
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Email notification: NO REAL LOTTERY SENDS AN EMAIL TO
NOTIFY WINNERS. Period. Full-stop. End of story. There mere fact
ALONE that you received an email saying you won a lottery is proof that it
is a scam.
Here is a typical scam lottery winning notification.
This victim thought he managed to get the scammer's name:
I am forwarding you herewith one of the so called
'Yahoo Internet Lottery' Scam with the real name of the person/scammer involved
in this scam.
I was able to get her real name by pretending that
I am willing and will be paying her the amount she is asking.
Please note her Name, address and other
Information.
SCAMMER'S NAME: MRS.
INNOCENTIA MASHAYA
152 sUITE 61, JAMES KEEP STREET, UK
TEL. NO. +44703189822727
Bank : HSBC, UK -- Acct. No. 57026622
I hope that appropriate actions could be made
against this person to stop these activities or not to be able to victimize
other people further.
But as you will notice in the scam email below, "she" requests the
money must be sent by Western Union, which means that the scammer need ONLY
provide the same name and address as is attached by the sender to collect the
money and never be seen again!
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Hsbc Bank Plc London International Remittance
Dept <
hsbcbankplc-remittancedept@ned-bnksa.com>
Date: Jan 16, 2008 2:31 PM
Subject: OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR (HSBC BANK PLC )DETAILS
TO SEND THE BANK COT.
Attn:
Dear Sir/Madam
Date,16/1/2008
Thanks for your message.
Please find below our account details to transfer our bank C.O.T.
Meanwhile, we have two options either through
western Union or through bank-to-bank transfer you can chose any of your choice.
HSBC BANK:
SWIFT: MIOLGB22
SWIFT ADDRESS: RNNSZAJJ
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 57026622
BENEFICIARY NAME: MRS.
INNOCENTIA MASHAYA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 8301310799089
ADDRESS: 152 SUITE 61 JAMES KEEPS STREET UK.
...................................................................
To send through Western Union
you can use the below details.
FIRST NAME: INNOCENTIA
SECOND NAME:MASHAYA
ADDRESS:152 SUITE 61 JAMES KEEPS STREET UK.
TEL: 44 7031898227
Once you make the payment remember to send us the payment slip as an
evidence to enable us complete your transfer.
Thanks for your understanding and cooperation.
Sincerely
Mr. Edward Hudd (Director)
Tel:+44 7031898227
Fax:+44 8704 718 605
Fax:+44 870 478 6479
International Lottery Payment Department
HSBC BANK PLC LONDON
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HSBC BANK PLC LONDON Disclaimer and Confidentiality Note
This e-mail, its attachments and any rights attaching hereto are, unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise, the property of Hsbc Bank Plc and/or its
subsidiaries ("the Group"). It is confidential, private and intended for the
addressee only.
Should you not be the addressee and receive this e-mail by mistake, kindly
notify the sender, and delete this e-mail, immediately and do not disclose or
use same in any manner whatsoever.
The Group does not warrant the integrity of this e-mail nor that it is free of
errors, viruses, interception or interference. Licensed divisions of the Hsbc
Bank Plc are authorised financial services providers in terms of the Financial
Advisory and Intermediary Services Act, No 37 of 2002 (FAIS).
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