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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS GRACE EDWARD OF BARCLAY'S BANK LONDON" <gracedwardbarclaysbankuk@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:49:26 -0800
Subject: NEW DEVELOPMENT FROM BARCLAYS BANK TO YOU

*1 Churchill Place, London,*
* E14 5HP*
* *
*Attn: Non Residential Online Account Beneficiary,*

*We are please to inform you that, Barclays Bank Management has resolved to
transfer the sum of Five Million United States dollars to your Bank Account
(US$5,000,000.00) from the total payment you have in our Bank via
International Swift Transfer.*

*The total payment you have in our Bank is US$10,700,000.00*

*The cost of Transfer i.e. COT in our Bank will be received from you to
enable us achieve this new development.*

*Here is the breaking down of the COT.*

*Transfer per US$100,000.00 = $35.00*

*Transfer per US$1,000,000.00 = $350.00*

*Therefore, US$5,000,000.00 will be equal to US$1,750 only.*

*The minimum amount we can start wit is US$1,000,000.00 *

*I want you to clearly understand the reason why we are not going to deduct
from the main amount of ($10,700,000.00) Tem Million Seven Hundred United
States Dollars is because the fund is certify for onward payment to your
origin of residence only because the type of account we open for you is
called Non Residential Bank Account in our Database and the first withdrawal
from this account must appear from the origin of the beneficiary of the
account and city, reason because we have place a record of the banking
system for security reasons indicating fully that before the fund
certifications must be completed. *

*We must guarantee that the first withdrawal must come officially from the
beneficiary city of origin as the beneficiary whom have such deposit must
also have full capabilities of getting all the credibility till the official
attribute must be fully confirmed from our outlined office and the United
kingdom Current law on this subject matter demand that you must have to
receive your first withdrawal in your city of origin, that is the main
reason why I decided that the checkbook and master gold credit cards and the
Insurance Bond Payment formation must be recognize because with this type of
payment system you are indeed going to escape all the international
requirement as far as I am concern and this is the main reason why you must
try and obey the real obligation and make sure you pay the required fees
first which include the courier fees and other government fees.*

*In a case where you did not understand how much the fees are, then feel
free to write me back and request for it and please note that the person who
is going to officially receive the fees is my Personal Secretary, In person
of Mrs. Margaret Steven, London United Kingdom, he is the person that upon
his reacceptance of the fees, he will proceed with immediate effect to have
your checkbook insurance and master gold full crediting and the changing of
the name on the insurance bond into your own name immediately for your
perusal and as soon as he conclude the arrangement, he is going to send the
original documents to you with immediate effect via speed couriers
arrangement and all this will take him 24 hours to achieve after he receive
the fees as we describe.*

*Finally, your current bank account information must be send to me for
confirmation where the first US$5,000,000.00 will be wire transfer to.*

*Please, re-confirm your direct cell phone number to establish proper voice
conversation with you.*

*Kindly call me if you have any question.*

*Thanks Once again for contacting our bank*
*Regards*
* *
* *
*Mrs. Grace Edward *
*Barclays Bank Plc *
*1 Churchill Place , London , E14 5HP *
*London United Kingdom *
*Tel: +44 7035-965-117 *
*Fax: +44 7006-045-524*
* *

*Note: *

*I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS BUSSINESS REQUIRED LOTS OF TRUST AND
CONFIDENCE AND WITHOUT TRUST AND CONFIDENCE, THIS BUSSINESS WILL NEVER WORK
BECAUSE TRUST WORK TOGETHER WHEN THERE IS FULL CONFIDENCE IN A BUSSINESS AND
WHEN IT COMES WHEN YOU DID NOT TRUST ME AND HAVE CONFIDENCE IN ME THEN THAT
MEANS YOU ARE NOT GOING TO COMPLETE THIS DEAL,BUT IF YOU TRUST ME AND HAVE
FULL CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION THAT MEANS YOU TRUSTED ME, I AM GOING TO
MAKE THIS HAPPEN AND WE WILL MAKE SURE WE COMPLETE THIS TRANSACTION WITHOUT
ANYFURTHER DELAY*

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