419 scam: "Mr Barry Sway"<bsway124@consultant.com> REPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "is 100% risk-free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447978336160
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- bsway@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Barry Sway" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bsway@consultant.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2017 17:23:13 +0100
Subject: REPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

Dear Sir/Ma, I am Mr Barry Sway, Account Officer Department of Banco Santander, S.A (Santander Private Banking). United Kingdom. I am seeking your co-operation to present you to my bank head office as the official business partner to one of our Late customer who died in a helicopter crash in France while inspecting one of his new acquisitions. Please follow the link to read more about his story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25476662 , I will present you as his official Next of Kin (Business Partner) since he didn't have a WILL & TESTAMENT. I want you to handle this business transaction with me and we both have the opportunity to claim and inherit the sum running into Millions of Dollars deposited with our bank without any trouble, from a dormant Domiciliary account which remains unclaimed since 2013 when the owner died . I have all the required information to make you the Bonafide Beneficiary to the funds. For further details do get back to me only if you are interested in actualize this deal with me You should be rest assured that this is 100% Risk-free and also free from any breach of the law as all the documentation will be done under a legitimate arrangement . For swift response you can reach me directly on this direct number: +44 7978336160 or my email address:- bsway@consultant.com Best regards, Barry Sway Banco Santander, S.A (Santander Private Banking) United Kingdom Tel: +44 7978336160

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