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HSBC Bank Scam
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Posted By:
The Curator
in San Diego
Oct 20, 2004
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I just received this email that puts a slightly new spin on the Nigerian Bank Scam:
My name is James Swart. I am a senior partner in the firm of EQUANT Consultants:Private
Investigators and Security Consultants. We are conducting a standard process
investigation on behalf of HSBC, the international Banking conglomerate.
This investigation involves a client who shares the same surname with you
and also the circumstances surrounding investments made by this client at
HSBC Republic,the Private Banking arm of HSBC. The HSBC Private Banking
client died intestate and nominated no successorin
title over the investments made with the Bank. The essence of this communication
with you is to request you provide us information/comments on any or all
of the four issues:
1-Are you aware of any relative/relation who shares your same surname whose
last known contact address was Brussels Belgium?
2-Are you aware of any investment of considerable value made by such a person
at the Private Banking Division of HSBC Bank PLC?
3-Born on the 1st of June 1927
4-Can you establish beyond reasonable doubt your eligibility to assume status
of successor in title to the deceased?
It is pertinent that you inform us ASAP whether or not you are familiar
with this personality that we may put an end to this communication with
you and our inquiries surrounding this personality. You must appreciate
that we are constrained from providing you with more detailed information
at this point. Please respond to this mail as soon as possible to afford
us the opportunity to close this investigation. Thank you for accommodating
our enquiry.
James Swart
For:Equant Consultants
Please reply to this e-mail address ([email protected])
The big tip-off that it's a scam is that the guy is using a yahoo email address, even though he claims to be working for HSBC.
And then a quick google search reveals this warning about the scam posted on HSBC's website:
http://www.hsbcprivatebank.com/public/republic/rhp/popup/en/email_message_2.html
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Comments
Terry Austin
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Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 | 04:24 PM
The real big tipoff that it's a scam is that it's offering you something for nothing. |
Charybdis
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Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2004 | 09:27 AM
Terry, next you'll be telling me that guy in Nigeria won't be sending me my money.
Spoilsport. :-( |
Brian
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Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2005 | 06:58 AM
All,
looks like a slightly altered email for the same scam. Clearly this falls apart when they presume to know what my surname is, but don't even call me by it.
receveid:Wed, 30 Mar 2005 3:08 EST
From .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
YOUR KIND ATTANETION:
My name is Sharon Thompson; I work with the Phillips Consulting Firm in
London.We are conducting a standard process investigation involving a client
who shares the same name with you and also the circumstances surrounding
investments made by this client at HSBC Bank Plc. The HSBC Private Banking
client died interstate and nominated no next of kin to inherit the title over
the investments made with HSBC Bank Plc. The essence of this communication with
you is to request that you provide us information on three issues:
1-Are you aware of any relative/relation having the same surname, whose last
known contact address was Brussels Belgium?
2-Are you aware of any investment of considerable value made by such a person
at the HSBC Bank Plc.?
3-Can you establish beyond reasonable doubt your eligibility to assume status
of next of kin to the deceased?
It is pertinent that you inform us ASAP whether or not you are familiar with
this personality that we may put an end to this communication with you and our
inquiries surrounding this personality.You must appreciate that we are
constrained from providing you with more detailed information at this point.
Please respond to this mail as soon as possible to afford us the opportunity to
close this investigation.
Thank you for accommodating our enquiry.
Yours sincerely,
Ms Sharon Thompson.
Phillips Consulting
For: HSBC Private Clients.
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Winona
in USA
Member
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Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2005 | 09:11 AM
For a laugh check out:
http://www.419eater.com
http://www.thescambaiter.com
It's sweet the things they get the 419'ers to do. |
String Bean
in love with himself
Member
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Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2005 | 10:48 AM
I remember back when I was in highschool, there was this rumour for about 8 months you could take a hundred dollars our of your bank account, it had to be Royal Bank of Canada, even if you didn't actually have it in there. Apparently everyday at like 7 am the bank would put the money in everyone's account for a certain amount of time. It was apparently a computer glitch. I never had a royal bank bank account so I could never find out if it was true. |
Rod
in the land of smarties.
Member
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Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2005 | 11:48 AM
These bank scam guys are hilarious to me. I don't register my email addresses that I give out in my real name, so when they go fishing for info, the email always comes to "Bernie Horowitz" (at least my yahoo mail).
Bernie Horowitz, for all you who are Gary Larson fans, was once in a cartoon with a caption somewhat close to "Bernie Horowitz!! So YOU'RE the they in 'That's what they say!'" |
Myst
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Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2005 | 12:36 PM
Here is my favorite site. I can spend hours reading these back and forth e-mails between the scammers and the scambaiters. Yes I know, I am easily amused.
<a href="http://www.scamorama.com/">Scam o Rama presents: The Lads from Lagos</a> |
Sharruma
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Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2005 | 03:40 PM
It's probably just as well string bean
if they had put 100 into your account, you withdraw it and then they take it out again you'd inccur all sorts of unwanted overdraft charges. |
Rod
in the land of smarties.
Member
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Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2005 | 06:06 PM
The best scambaiter that I ever read was the guy who posed as David Lee Roth, and screwed the guy out of as much of his time as possible.
It was hilarious, he was even sending pictures of himself (david) onstage at awards ceremonies and on mtv and stuff. The guy never caught on until he repeatedly failed to show up in africa. |
Les Kirschner
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Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 | 02:03 AM
Date:Mon, 12 Sep 2005 18:19:30 +0800
To:[email protected]
Subject:Unauthorized Account Access Bank of Oklahoma
From:"OnlineBanking" <[email protected]>
Dear Bank of Oklahoma customer. Please read this message and follow it's instructions.
Unauthorized Account Access
We recently reviewed your account, and we suspect an unauthorized ATM based transaction on your account. Therefore as a preventive measure we have temporary limited your access to sensitive Bank of Oklahoma features.
To ensure that your account is not compromised please login to Bank of Oklahoma Internet Banking and Investing by clicking this link <http://209.132.69.142/~barb/OnlineBanking/>, verify your identify and your online accounts will be reactivated by our system.
To get started, please click the link below:
<https://onlinebanking.bankofoklahoma.com/OnlineBanking/login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fOnlineBanking%2fDefault.aspx>
<http://209.132.69.142/~barb/OnlineBanking/>
Important information from Bank of Oklahoma.
This e-mail contains information directly related to your account with us, other services to witch you have subscribed, and/or any application you may have submitted. Bank of Oklahoma and its service providers are committed to protecting your privacy and ask you to send sensitive account information through e-mail.
But I'm in Melbourne, Australia !. And why can't they use a spell check ?
Regards,
Les Kirschner.
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Les Kirschner
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Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 | 02:08 AM
Sorry, the links they provided wouldn't post. If you want them, please mail me. Thanks. Les.
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Jack
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Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 | 05:21 AM
Another version:
Greetings from Isle of Man.
My name is Michael Banks. I am the Chairman, Audit Committee, HSBC Bank PLC, Ramsey, Isle of Man. I am contacting you in a non-official capacity and therefore require your utmost confidentiality.
The purpose of my writing to you is because I am searching for a foreign business partner who is in a position to assist me with an urgent business proposal, as time is not on my side. A partner, who understands what confidentiality means and who has the necessary facilities required in embarking on this important venture.
We had a client who deposited a huge sum of money with one of our branches in Europe, who later died as a result of a car crash in Valencia in November, 2001. The client died intestate and nominated no successor in title over the investments made with our bank. Since the death of this client, I personally have watched with keen interest to see the next of kin but all has proved abortive as no one has come to claim his funds of 25 Million Euros deposited with our bank in 2000. This client shares the same surname with you. It is for this reason that I am contacting you.
In accordance with the European Trust and Federal Laws, at the expiration of 5 (five) years, his investments with our bank shall revert to ownership of the government of the country of the said investments if nobody applies as the next of kin to claim the investments.
Since you share the same surname with this client, I want to present you to stand in as the next of kin so that you and I can benefit from this investment equally (i.e. 50% for you and 50% for me). I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect us from any breach of the law, as I will use my position to secure approvals and guarantee the successful execution of this transaction.
If this proposal is acceptable to you, kindly indicate your full names, your private telephone, fax numbers and location where the money will be remitted. I will instruct you on the next step to take.
I look forward to your earliest response.
With warm greetings,
Michael Banks
Ridgeway Street
IM99 1BU Ramsey
Isle of Man
Tel/Fax: 0044-870-133-4013 |
Les Kirschner
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Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 | 09:29 PM
Hi, likewise, I seem to like scams. To me it's just a joke. However, the reason I can't be scammed is that I don't want something for nothing. Simple. I've put up a site with the scams I get each day. Feel free to copy them to your site if you want. The more their fake emails and names spread the better. It's at: http://www.geocities.com/paper_tigerau/scams.html Just too many to post here, or anywhere else.
Les, Melbourne, Australia. |
Wyman Phillips
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Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 | 07:47 PM
Attached below is a copy of an obvious e-mail scam of sorts but I just wanted to check and ss if anyone else has reported anythging similar to it. Please advise promptly. Thanks!
Wyman Phillips
Hello, and do you really think I would give you personal information just because you say you owe my company money. I don't have a company for starters and even if I did Idon't know who you are to begin with so what ever scam it is your trying to pull off here it isn't working for you very well so maybe you need to try another profession one that might at least feed your brain so you can think up something better than this. HA! HA!
----- Original Message -----
From: "charles soludo" <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 4:42 AM
Subject: IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009
> IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009
>
> Attn: Honorable Contractor,
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> From the records of outstanding contractors due for payment with the federal
> government of Nigeria your name and company was discovered as next on the
> list of the outstanding contractors who have not received their payments.
>
> I wish to inform you that your payment is being processed and will be
> released to you as soon as you respond to this letter. Firstly, I plead on
> behalf of my country and the Central Bank Of Nigeria for not contacting you
> all this while as regards your contract payments which I know by now must
> have cost you some inconveniences,
>
> I am promising you on behalf of the Central Bank Of Nigeria that this will
> not repeat it self any more advice you to co-operate with me and listen to
> my advice as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will not be held responsible
> for any lapses or mis-direction of your fund due to your inability of you to
> co-operate with me who is in-charged as the Executive Governor.
>
> Also note that from my record in my file your outstanding contract payment
> is US$10.700,0000 MILLION United States Dollars). Please re-confirm to me if
> this is inline with what you have in your record and also re-confirm to me
> the followings
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> 1) Your Full Name.
> 2) Phone, Fax And Mobile #.
> 3) Company Name, Position And Address.
> 4)Profession, Age And Marital Status.
> 5) Copy Of International Passport.
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> As soon as this informations are received, your payment will be made to you
> either by diplomatic cash delivery or wired to your bank account directly
> from central bank of Nigeria .You are advised to respond immediately as soon
> as you receive this letter for a serious discussion with me.
>
> YOURS SINCERELY,
>
> PROFESSOR CHARLES C. SOLUDO,
> GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN
> PRIVATE EMAIL:(.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address))
> |
Les Kirschner
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 | 02:58 AM
Slack, he forgot to ask you for your blood type. |
Les Kirschner
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 | 03:14 AM
Struth !, I |
jon a
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Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 | 02:30 AM
Land for Industrial Companies, Investments Villas and Apartment for all with special prices.
Dear Sir,
Stronghold Property Developer is one of UAE and UK |
jon
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Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 | 02:33 AM
This one came appearing to counteract as a solution to an email hoax, yet I didn't trust the link and the link was dead within a day. Gotta give it em for trying and its better than this nigerian madness!
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Dear Customers,
HSBC Online Internet Banking always look forward for the high security of our clients. Some customers have been receiving an email claiming to be from HSBC Bank advising them to follow a link to what appear to be a HSBC web site, where they are prompted to enter their personal Online Banking details. HSBC Internet Banking is in no way involved with this email and the web site does not belong to us.
HSBC is proud to announce about our new updated secure system. We updated our new SSL servers to give our customers a better, fast and secure online banking service.
Due to the recent update of the servers, you are requested to please update your account info at the following link.
http://www.hsbc.co.uk/1/2/personal/pib-home
*Important*
Please provide all these info completely and correctly otherwise due to security reasons we may have to close your account temporarily.
J. F. Steve
Online Security Manager
HSBC Bank plc.
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Please do not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered.
For assistance, log in to your HSBC Internet Banking account.
HSBC UK | |
Richard A
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Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 | 12:48 AM
wow, neat forum, couldnt stop myself from at least mentioning I get inundated every day with these sad case scams of people as far apart as timbucktwo!!
everyone always seems to have died in aeroplane crashes or killed by government officials leaving a wife and two kids with hundreds of millions of dollars in some distant land bank account in a bank no one has ever heard of, yet they want you AND ONLY YOU, to be the good samaritan to help them retrieve this dosh! O'h, and for the good nature and the deed will give you 40 percent (yea right!). I mean, do these morons think everyone was born in the dark ages?
I will pop back from time to time to check out. This could be fun
Richard A |
ghost
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Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 | 10:50 AM
this my world the ghost world i need yur help |
ibrahim-sadiq
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Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 | 03:39 PM
hello,
iam getting mail from hsbc bank from nigera well i think this is a spam welll any way,topic is like that,
HSBC BANK OF LONDON,
BANK TRANSFER STATEMENT INPUT TYPE CUSTOMER TRANSFER,
ORDERING CUSTOMER AUSTRILAN LOTTERY INC,
TRANSCATION REFRENCE NO-----105B0439401 ,
AMMOUNT WON IN US DOLLARS-----400,000,00,CURRENCY CODE IN US DOLLAR HIS NAME IS SIR JAMES BILL DIRECTOR FUND REMINATENCE AND CASH TRANSFER DEPTT THERE E MAIL IS,
.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
other one is ,
.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address),
iam getting it from month they have sebd fbi copy also bye.
ibrahim-sadiq |
Richard
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Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 | 02:29 AM
FROM THE DESK OF MR. JEFFREY DEAN DIRECTOR, FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT HSBC BANK PLC 8, CANADA SQUARE, LONDON, UK Our Ref: HSBC-0XX2/482/08
Attention: Honorable Beneficiary, IMMEDIATE PAYMENT NOTIFICATION VALUED AT US$9.5 MILLION
It is my modest obligation to write you this letter as regards the authorization of your owed payment through our most respected financial institution (HSBC BANK PLC).
I am Mr. Jeffrey Dean, The Director, Foreign Operations Department, HSBC Bank Plc, UK. The British Government in conjunction with US GOVERNMENT, WORLD BANK, UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION on foreign payment matters has empowered my bank after much consultation and consideration to handle all foreign payments and release them to their appropriate beneficiaries with the help of a representative from Federal Reserve Bank of New York. As the newly appointed/accredited International Paying Bank, we have been instructed by the World Governing Bodies together with the Committee on International Debt and the Board of Foreign Winnings, Inheritance and Contract Review Panel to release your over due funds with immediate effect; with this exclusive Vide Transaction No.: WHA/EUR/202 and Transfer Allocation No.: HSBC/X44/701LN/WGB/GB, Password: 339331, Pin Code: 78569, Certificate of Merit No: 104, Release Code No: 0876; Immediate HSBC Telex Confirmation No: -222568; Secret Code: XXTN014.Having received these vital payment numbers, you are instantly qualified to receive and confirm your payment with the United Nation immediately within the next 48hrs. Be informed that we have verified your payment file as directed to us and your name is next on the list of our outstanding fund beneficiaries to receive their payment before the end of this first term of the year 2008. Be advised that because of too many funds beneficiaries due for payment at this first quarter of the year, you are entitled to receive the sum of Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$9,500,000.00) only, as part payment so as to enable us pay other beneficiaries. To facilitate with the process of this transaction, please kindly re-confirm the following information below: 1) Your full Name and Address 2) Phones, Fax and Mobile No. 3) Profession, Age and Marital Status 4) Your Bank Name and Address 5) Your account name 7) Your account number 8) Your Routing/ABA number 9) Your bank's IBAN/Swift code 10) Copy of any valid form of your Identification Upon our receipt of the above mentioned information, your payment will be processed and released to you without delays. Be also informed that you are required to discontinue further communication with any other person (s) or office so as to avoid disstortion of data, you are required to provide the above information for your transfer to take place through Bank to Bank Remittance directly from HSBC Bank. Your prompt response to the above directive is highly imperative
Yours truly, Mr. Jeffrey Dean The Director, Foreign Operations Department HSBC Bank Plc, UK. Direct HSBC Telephone Number:+447031962137 |
Lori
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Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 | 10:43 AM
I just received this e-mail today 6/13/08 from a
Rev. Mac Johnson <[email protected]>
It caught my attention with HSBC Bank I almost thought it was the bank that took over some credit card accounts in the United States until I kept reading they all request personal info.
From The Desk Of: Rev. Mac Johnson
Commissioner of Contract Payment Budget and Planning
ATM ISSUING DEPARTMENT
Attention:
I am Rev. Mac Johnson, Commissioner of Contract Payment 2008 Budget and Planning, Federal Republic Of Nigeria, I have been assigned to take up the matter of your contract payment in my office here as your payment file got to me a few days ago, and I assure you now that as you are getting in contact with me you will receive your fund (contract payment) in an ATM CARD mode of payment without you spending any money to the bank but will only spend the shipment fee of the card card which will be very affordable, and the ATM CARD will be prepared and programmed by HSBC BANK NIGERIA.
Your fund will be paid to you in an ATM CARD and it will be programmed by HSBC BANK NIGERIA and will be made out in your name and will be shipped to your address for proper withdrawal, uses and transfer by you in your Country.
Why you have to receive this fund in an ATM CARD is because if it is done by wire transfer the Fund Monitoring Unit will put a stop on it, i am even sure they may have done it to you ones.
So you are advised to get to me with the below information in other to start up your Swift ATM CARD payment process by HSBC BANK NIGERIA.
The information needed is:
Your Full Name
Your Address
Your Phone Number
Your Contract Amount.
As soon as you get back to me with this needed information just count your self lucky that you have received your fund.
I will be waiting for your email.
Regards,
Rev. Mac Johnson
Commissioner of Contract Payment Budget and Planning
ATM ISSUING DEPARTMENT |
Cari
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Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 | 09:06 PM
Yes, I got one from HSBC too - I must be awfully LUCKY... I regularly have unknown relatives dying and leaving me considerable amounts, not to mention winning countless lotteries..... hoo boy |
TDJ
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Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 | 11:19 AM
I have recd the following email:
Flag this messageFINAL QUARTER PAYMEENT3Friday, 5 December, 2008 9:29 AM
From: "Jerry Morales" <[email protected]>Add sender to Contacts To: undisclosed-recipientsFROM THE DESK TOP OF JERRY MORALESDIRECTOR, FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT8, CANADA SQUARE,LONDON, UKOur Ref: HSBC-0XX2/482/08Attn: BeneficiaryIRREVOCABLE AUTHORIZATION FOR PAYMENT VALUED US$5.5MIt is my modest obligation to write you this letter as regards the authorization of your owed payment through our most respected financial institution (HSBC PLC). I am Prof. Jerry Morales, The Director, Foreign Operations Department, HSBC BANK Plc, UK. The British Government in conjunction with US GOVERNMENT, WORLD BANK, UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION on foreign payment matters has empowered my bank after much consultation and consideration to handle all foreign payments and release them to their appropriate beneficiaries with the help of a representative from Federal Reserve Bank of New York.As the newly appointed/accredited International Paying Bank, we have been instructed by the World Governing Body together with the Committee on International Debt Reconciliation Department to release your over due funds with immediate effect; with this exclusive Vide Transaction No.: WHA/EUR/202, Transfer Allocation No.: HSBC/X44/701LN/WGB/GB, Password: 339331, Pin Code: 78569, Certificate of Merit No: 104, Release Code No: 0876; Immediate HSBC BANK Telex Confirmation No: -222568; Secret Code: XXTN014.Having received these vital payment numbers, you are instantly qualified to receive and confirm your payment with us within the next 48hrs.Be informed that we have verified your payment file as directed to us and your name is next on the list of our outstanding fund beneficiaries to receive their payment before the end of this Last term of the year 2008. Be advised that because of too many funds beneficiaries due for payment at this Last quarter of the year, you are entitled to receive the sum of Five Million five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$5,500,000.00) only, as part payment so as to enable us pay other eligible beneficiaries. To facilitate with the process of this transaction, please kindly re-confirm the following information below:1) Your full Name:2) Your full Address:3) Your Contact Telephone and Fax No:3) Your Profession, Age and Marital Status and4) Any valid form of your Identification:As soon as we receive the above mentioned information, your payment will be processed and released to you without any further delay. Be also informed that you are not allowed to correspond with any other person(s) or office any longer so as to avoid conflict of information, you are required to provide the above information for your transfer to take place through Bank to Bank Remittance directly from HSBC.Yours Faithfully,Prof. Jerry Morales(Director, International Remittance Dept. Hsbc London) |
Lahrichi Noureddine
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Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 | 07:27 AM
e: Your Payment with Transfer Allocation No.: HSBC/X44/701LN/WGB/GB.
From: Jeffrey Dean (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address))
Sent: Thu 1/08/09 9:49 AM
To: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
HSBC BANK PLC
8 CANADA SQUARE LONDON
E14 5HQ, UNITED KINGDOM
Our Ref: HSBC-0XX2/937/2008
Attn: Mr.Lahrichi Noureddine,
Re: Your Payment with Transfer Allocation No.: HSBC/X44/701LN/WGB/GB.
This is to acknowledge receipt of your email pertaining to your owed payment with HSBC Bank Plc under the auspices of the World Governing Bodies in conjunction with the Committee on International Debt Reconciliation Department. Subsequent to thorough scrutiny concerning your owed payment with the provided details and supporting evidences available to us, we have unanimously decided to release your funds to you with immediate effect because the authentication and verification report came out acceptably in your favor with your new Transfer Allocation No.: HSBC/X44/701LN/WGB/GB. However due to several fund beneficiaries on our waiting list, you are entitled to receive US$5.6M only as part payment while the balance outstanding would be released to you in due course.
Having said that, we have submitted your data to the relevant offices for final approval. We therefore request for your patience and co-operation to enable us discharge our duty diligently and creditably. I wish to also make it known to you that the relevant office had approved two mode of payments. And the first is payment by Certified International Bank Draft and the second is Payment by Swift Telegraphic Wire Transfer. So I urge you to indicate your preference between the two modes of payment to enable us swing into action to that effect.
If you prefer to receive your funds via Bank to Bank Remittance which to my own opinion is most convenient, kindly furnish us with your bank wiring coordinates; viz:
Your Bank Name:
Full address:
Bank Address:
Account Holder's Name:
Account Holder's Number:
Routing/ ABA Number:
and IBAN, Sort or Swift Code (if any):
Kindly get back to us and furnish us with the information as outlined above if you choose the later, to enable us proceed with the payment pre-accreditation exercise that will necessitate the immediate release of your funds. The objective of this Bank is to ensure that all eligible fund beneficiaries receive their payment within the next 48 banking hours of the commencement of the pre-accreditation exercise; we hereby request for your full-fledged support and co-operation towards ensuring the immediate and successful completion of this matter.
We urge you to help us to serve you better. We thank you for your anticipated co-operation and request you maintain steady communication with us for the success of your transaction. We reassure you of our competence and steadfast banking services that is peerless to none.
We await your reply
Yours truly,
Mr. Jeffrey Dean
Director, Foreign Operations Department
HSBC Bank London Plc.
Direct Office Line: +447 024 010 191 (International) 8 am to 10 pm everyday (except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day)
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peter njoku
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Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2009 | 01:43 AM
I have been looking for this HSBC bank in Nigeria, but people said that the bank is not in nigeria.
i'm having apointment with the bank in uk. |
Rosalie Smith
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 | 08:08 AM
I just received a letter from Mr. Jeffrey Dean. The phone number and FAX number are one and the same--INTERESTING.
Rosalie in Quincy, IL |
peter
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Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 | 04:14 AM
i need help from different people today |
shares
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Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 | 11:55 AM
Very interesting as well as informative post.Thanks for providing for us.I read your article with my pleasure. |
Jay
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Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 | 12:15 PM
Here is the one I got.
Hello,
My name is Mary Kilbane; I work with the Grant Tracking Service, a consulting Firm in London, UK. We are conducting a standard process investigation involving a client who shares the same name with you and also the circumstances surrounding investments made by this client at HSBC Bank Plc.
The HSBC Private Banking client died intestate and nominated no next of kin to inherit the title over the investments made with HSBC Bank Plc. The essence of this communication with you is to request that you provide us information on three issues:
1-Are you aware of any relative/relation having the same surname, whose last known contact address was Madrid, Spain?
2-Are you aware of any investment of considerable value made by such a person at the HSBC Bank Plc.?
3-Can you establish beyond reasonable doubt your eligibility to assume status of next of kin to the deceased?
It is pertinent that you inform us ASAP whether or not you are familiar with this personality that we may put an end to this communication with you and our inquiries surrounding this personality.
You must appreciate that we are constrained from providing you with more detailed information at this point. PLEASE RESPOND BACK TO MY PRIVATE AND DIRECT EMAIL ADDRESS;
(.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)) as soon as possible to afford us the opportunity to close this investigation.
Thank you for accommodating our enquiry.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs. Mary Kilbane
Grant Tracking Service
For: HSBC Private Clients.
This is a confidential message from Grant Tracking Service. |
Lasse
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Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 | 09:24 AM
I got the Jeffrey Dean email too but it had an hsbc from address - must have figured out a way to insert a server name of his choice:
FROM THE DESK OF MR. JEFFREY DEAN
DIRECTOR, FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT
HSBC BANK PLC
8, CANADA SQUARE,
LONDON, UK
Our Ref: HSBC-0XX2/482/08
Attention: Honorable Beneficiary,
IMMEDIATE PAYMENT NOTIFICATION VALUED AT US$5.6 MILLION
It is my humble obligation to write you this letter in regards to the authorization of your owed payment through our most respected financial institution (HSBC BANK PLC). I am Mr. Jeffrey Dean, The Director, Foreign Operations Department, HSBC Bank Plc, UK. The British Government, in conjunction with the US GOVERNMENT, WORLD BANK, UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION on foreign payment matters, has empowered my bank after much consultation and consideration to handle all foreign payments and release them to their appropriate beneficiaries with the help of a representative from Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
As the newly appointed/accredited International Paying Bank, we have been instructed by the World Governing Bodies, together with the Committee on International Debt and the Board of Foreign Winnings, Inheritance and Contract Review Panel, to release your overdue funds with immediate effect; with this exclusive Vide Transaction No.: WHA/EUR/202 and Transfer Allocation No.: HSBC/X44/701LN/WGB/GB, Password: 339331, Pin Code: 78569, Certificate of Merit No: 104, Release Code No: 0876; Immediate HSBC Telex Confirmation No: -222568; Secret Code: XXTN014. Having received these vital payment numbers, you are instantly qualified to receive and confirm your payment with the United Nations immediately within the next 48hrs.
Be informed that we have verified your payment file as directed to us, and your name is next on the list of our outstanding fund beneficiaries to receive their payment at this first quater of the year 2009. Be advised that because of many funds beneficiaries due for payment at this first quarter of the year 2009, you are entitled to receive the sum of Five Million Six Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$5,600,000.00) only, as part payment so as to enable us pay other beneficiaries. To facilitate the process of this transaction, please kindly re-confirm the following information below:
1) Your full Name and Address:
2) Phones, Fax and Mobile No. :
3) Profession, Age and Marital Status:
4) Copy of any valid form of your Identification:
Upon our receipt of the above mentioned information, your payment will be processed and released to you without delays. Be also informed that you are required to discontinue further communication with any other person (s) or office (s) so as to avoid distortion of data/conflict of information. You are required to provide the above information for your transfer to take place through Bank to Bank Remittance directly from HSBC Bank.
Your prompt response to the above directive is highly imperative.
Yours truly,
Mr. Jeffrey Dean
The Director, Foreign Operations Department
HSBC Bank Plc, UK.
Direct HSBC Telephone Number: +44-703-196-2137
Fax Number: +44-870-495-6761
:lol: I actually called the guy and it sounded like he
had an arabian accent. |
Philip I
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Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 | 10:34 AM
Got one too think its the same person! "If we do not receive the appropriate account verification within 49 hours,the account will be suspended. The purpose of this verification is to ensure that your bank account has not been fraudulently used and to combat the fraud from our community.Best Regards
J.S. Smith
Security Advisor
HSBC Bank PLC
Lmao! |
Philip I
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Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 | 10:36 AM
And oh yeah the e-mail he used was "[email protected]" |
Gene Firebaiter
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Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 | 01:03 PM
My personal favorite was an e-mail where the scammer actually used the word Gazilion. It made me laugh so hard I started to cry. |
Mike
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Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 | 11:45 AM
Here is one I received today among many. Had not seen it so thought I would post.
HSBC BANK PLC LONDON.(REGISTERED NO.1026167).
ADDRESS: 8 CANADA SQUARE LONDON , E14 5HQ ,
UNITED KINGDOM.
Chairman Committee On Foreign Contract And
Inheritance fund Payment Notification
FROM:HSBC BANK PLC LONDON.
Attn: Beneficiary,
The U.S.A Government, World Bank And United Nations Organization Official Has Approved to pay you part payment of your Contract/Inheritance Fund payment Valued at USD$5.5M in conjunction with British Government and HSBC BANK PLC LONDON.
This decision was made last week.With this development, a woman by name (MRS:JANET WHITE) came to our office with an application stating that you gave her the power of attorney to be the beneficiary of your Outstanding Contract/Inheritance/award funds.
She made us to believe that you are dead and that she is your next of kin. We got your email address and decided to send an email through this address hoping to find out if you are dead or alive and also to find out if you at any time gave this woman the power of attorney to represent you.
Please let us know also if you are aware that we are almost ready to transfer part payment of $5.5M USD of your outstanding funds to her nominated bank account stated below:
NAME OF BANK: FIRST NATIONAL BANK
ADDR: 120 SO. 2nd. ST.
BLYTHEVILLE,ARKANSAS 72315 USA
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 482986
ROUTING NUMBER:084107343
Swift code # : WMSBUS66
BENEFICIARY: JANET WHITE
If you are not aware of the above instruction, do respond to this email immediately by contacting the Chairman of the International remittance department (Mr.Stephen Green)
His contact information are written below:
Name:Mr.Stephen Green.
Direct Telephone Number:+44-70-45703001
Fax Number:+44-870-9741509
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
For immediate transfer of your funds be informed that you are not allowed to correspond or contact any person or office with respect to this transfer other than this office, you are required to send to him an email with your full following information below:
1) YOUR FULL NAME__________________
2) RESIDENCE ADDRESS, CITY, STATE AND COUNTRY_______________________
3) PERSONAL CELL PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE PHONE
NUMBER_________________________
Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Alex Hungate.
HSBC BANK PLC LONDON. |
Pierre'
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Posted: Thu May 20, 2010 | 08:41 AM
Hello,
My name is Mary Kilbane; I work with the Grant Tracking Service, a consulting Firm in London, UK. We are conducting a standard
processinvestigation involving a client who shares the same name with you and also the circumstances surrounding investments made
by this client at HSBC Bank Plc.
The HSBC Private Banking client died intestate and nominated no next of kin to inherit the title over the investments made with HSBC Bank Plc.
The essence of this communication with you is to request that you provide us information on three issues:
1-Are you aware of any relative/relation having the same surname, whose last known contact address as Madrid,Spain?
2-Are you aware of any investment of considerable value made by such a person at the HSBC Bank Plc.?
3-Can you establish beyond reasonable doubt your eligibility to assume status of next of kin to the deceased?
It is pertinent that you inform us ASAP whether or not you are familiar with this personality that we may put an end to this communication with you
and our inquiries surrounding this personality.
You must appreciate that we are constrained from providing you with more detailed information at this point. PLEASE RESPOND BACK TO MY
PRIVATE AND DIRECT EMAIL ADDRESS; .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) as soon as possible to afford us the opportunity to close this investigation.
Thank you for accommodating our enquiry.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs. Mary Kilbane
Grant Tracking Service.
For: HSBC Private Clients.
This is a confidential message from Grant Tracking Service. |
JimmyDee
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Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 | 03:31 AM
I got this one the other day.
Curious since it doesn't ask for anything to be done.
I certainly have no account attached to that address and it's a little used business tracking email address. Maybe 20 people use the address.
Not sure what the angle is though. Got half a mind to send it to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
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.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) - HSBC Bank - Notification Message From HSBC Bank
Dear HSBC Customer,
Your HSBC Security Number was entered incorrectly more than 3 times.
For the protection of your account we have suspended access to it.
To restore access please Log on correctly.
Previous notifications have been sent.
Thank you for choosing HSBC.
Copyright HSBC INC 2010. All rights reserved. |
Guen
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Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 | 02:46 PM
I have recieved about 6 emails in the past week, all from 'HSBC' saying that someone has accessed my internet banking and i need to reprovide my security details... it would be impressive if someone had managed to hack into my HSBC account, as I dont have one.... |
Mandy June
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Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 | 04:57 PM
Wow ! That's hilarious. Scams are always funny to read about until they happen to you. |
k dering
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Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 | 06:05 AM
I have a question for friends who I know are getting scammed and they do not believe me, the scam involves the HSBC bank of the UK, seller (friends) sold car on e-bay, buyer (scammers) buying car with a draft drawn on HSBC of Colorado, the amt that was sent was 3000.00 over the selling amount, seller (friends) are to send through western union the difference of the 3000.00 split in two (1500.00 x2 to (this is the funny part to me) 2 different people in the UK who are the shippers , they work at the same place, the addresses are the same were the western union is to be sent to. tried to tell friends STOP this is a scam. you are being taken by 3000.00 at least 6000.00 at most. told friends, why did they send you the 3000.00 extra to send back to them who suppose to work side by side (ha ha ) why did they not just hand over the 1500 x 2 to each other, since money coming from there, no name of shipping company, now, this is the company shipping the car from the US to the UK, would you think they would tell you up front where you will be shipping the car??? And who they are, hey, telling them the name of the shipping company, instead it is all personal names, another funny, the names to me are sure all american tyoe names., that this western union money is going to just personal names. sShipping company is to ship car from the states to the UK, the email they sent was the most unprofessional e-mail with all the verbal errors, remember, this is from a company but they have no name. Friends said the document was a cashiers check, hell, it is a draft, (was in banking for 10 YEARS, I still remember a few things) big difference between cashiers check and a draft. the other best part is, asked friends, why is the draft on a BSBC of CO, when they live in the UK and it was mailed from the UK, and they have branches of HSBC in the UK, by the way it is Manchester. That does not make any since at all. I have a copy of the draft, one thing that confuses me is, the draft says, "Insured by Intergrated payment systems inc. Englewood CO. payable through HSBC bank of USA Los Angeles CA."Draft states remitter as J. White, no complete first name and address, and then it states, pay exactly $6,000.00 Dollars. To the order of my friends, first and last name only, no Mr. or MS and no address, just first and lat name. (still gets better) draft states, Drawer HSBC bank USA, Never spelling out united states of America, always abbreviations, ( new way of banking to me) any way two signatures required for amount $50,000.00 and above. draft is for 6000.00 and has 2 signatures. It just stated above that it did not need 2 signatures; the signatures are of a man and women. NO address on the draft in CO or phone number, RED FLAGS ALL OVER THE PLACE. Can anyone tell me when did banks start deleting there street address and phone numbers off of checks, drafts, any nogocsable item????? and buyer and sellers do not have their address on the draft., would not expect phone number, I know it is a scam, trying to convince friends, by the way the are a older couple, don't mean to offend anyone, they are just set in there ways and believe they know more than what they do. they believe if their is any problem with the :cashiers check" the bank will have to take e the loss not them. (ha ha) did several different banks just have a bail out because they all do nothing wrong?????? oh well, different e-mail on another day, all kidding aside, they do not have 3000 to 6000 to loose, I know it is a scam. They have deposited the draft into there checking account, it has not "cleared yet" but they said it should real soon, and they are ready to close the deal by doing the 2 different western union transfers. Can anyone help me to prove to them it is a scam??? Any investigations on HSBC regarding this type of scam I can show them, anything. Thank you, also I do need this ASAP, (info)
K.D. please email me if you have anything that can help. thanks again |
B. Britz
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Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 | 04:29 AM
Justreceived below e-mail from Ms Helen Parker from e-mail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Hello,
My name is Helen parker; I work with Tracking you Service, a consulting Firm in London, UK. We are conducting a standard process investigation involving a client who shares the same name with you and also the circumstances surrounding investments made by this client at HSBC Bank Plc. The HSBC Private Banking client died intestate and nominated no next of kin to inherit the title over the investments made with HSBC Bank Plc. The
essence of this communication with you is to request that you provide us information on three issues:
1-Are you aware of any relative/relation having the same surname, whose last known contact address as Madrid,Spain?
2-Are you aware of any investment of considerable value made by such a person at the HSBC Bank Plc.?
3-Can you establish beyond reasonable doubt your eligibility to assume status of next of kin to the deceased?
It is pertinent that you inform us ASAP whether or not you are familiar with this personality that we may put an end to this communication with you and our inquiries surrounding this personality. You must appreciate that we are constrained from providing you with more detailed information at this point. PLEASE RESPOND BACK TO MY PRIVATE AND DIRECT EMAIL ADDRESS;[email protected] as soon as possible to afford us the opportunity to close this investigation.
Thank you for accommodating our enquiry.
Yours sincerely,
Ms. Helen Parker
Tracking you Service.
For: HSBC Private Clients.
This is a confidential message from Tracking you Service.
Think I'll send her my personal details to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) |
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