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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: "Barclay's Bank Plc" <barclaysbankplclondon1011@gmail.com>
Reply-To: barclaysbankplc559@yahoo.com.ph
Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2013 04:13:47 -0500 (EST)
Subject: FAST AND EFFECTIVE PAYMENT




Barclay's Bank Plc
1 Churchill Place, London
E14 5HP, United Kingdom
WWW.barclaysbank.co.uk

REF:- INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR BANK ACCOUNT

This is to notify you about the status of your fund presently in my
desk. After due vetting and evaluation of your Inheritance file which
The Ministry of Finance of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Forwarded us
to see to your Immediate payment.

>From our findings you have been going through hard ways by paying a lot
of charges to see to the release of your Fund ($25 000, 000, 00) which
has been delayed. We advice that you stop further communication with any
Correspondence who claim to be Barclay's bank London .

You don't have to pay much charges to receive your Inheritance fund
as you met up with the whole requirements, your representatives
in other country may tell you to still go ahead with them But on
your own risk.

The only thing required from you is to obtain Non-Resident Clearance
Form/Receipt which we are not asking you to pay the fee to us here in
United Kingdom as the Government of Nigeria have instructed us, for
handling/processing of your Payment with other customers. We will help
you to see that you obtain the form so that our bank will effect
Immediate transfer of your inheritance sum ($25 000, 000, 00) into your
designated bank account.

If you follow up our directives your fund will reflect in your account
within five working Bank days from the day you obtain this form. Do not
go through anybody again but through this Bank if you really want your
fund.

1.Full Names:
2.Residential Address:
3.Fax Number:
4.Occupation:
5.Sex:
6.Age:
7.Nationality:
8.Country:
9.Payment Method:

Please the above information shall be forwarded to this email:
(bankplcbarclays582@yahoo.co.uk) for immediate attention.

Yours sincerely,
MR Antony Jenkins
Chief Executive Officer
Barclay's Bank Plc

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