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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: Charles <mary@bbcaintl.com>
Reply-To: <info4services@barclaybkonl.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 18:25:06 +0100
Subject: CONTACT BARCLAY,S BANK GROUP FOR $4,500,000 TRANSFER

Good day to you, we hope this message will meet you in good health, This office wish to notify you through this medium that your outstanding transaction has been perfected and the fund release application as earlier made in your favor has been approved. The approval was granted this morning by the appropriate department.
 
Meanwhile, due to the bureaucratic bottleneck that has militated against the completion of the direct transfer of this fund to your account in past, an arrangement has been concluded with our affiliate bank in Kenya to carry out the transfer to your designated bank account without any delay. We resulted to this arrangement in order to avoid some bureaucratic challenges which emanates when an international transfer has been unnecessarily delayed.
 
Your detail information,s has been forwarded to the bank in Kenya with express instruction and you are advise to contact the bank as soon as you receive this notification reconfirming your personal information,s once again for your transfer to be process and your bank account will be credited with your outstanding funds valued for $USD4,500,000 through swift wire transfer.
 
Finally, to hasten up the transaction, state below is the detail information of the affiliate bank in Kenya for you to contact the bank for your funds transfer.
 
Barclays Bank of Kenya
Contact Person:Dr Moris Richard
Tele/Fax::+254-715-661-017
Email::info4services@barclaybkonl.com
Address:Barclays Westend Building, Next To Westlands Office Park, Waiyaki Way, Nairobi
 
Kindly furnish your details as stated below
Full name:::
Home address::
Phone numbers::
Country/City::
Occupation::
Nationality::
 
Once more I wish to commend your mutual cooperation on this transaction and do be in touch with me as you establish contact with Barclay's Bank Group Kenya branch as instructed for the claim of your outstanding payment.
 
Yours in Services
Dr. Charles

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