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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: "Barclays Bank Plc" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <webmaster@coopiss.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2019 17:13:26 +0100
Subject: From Barclays Bank Urrent Group Chairman, London, UK.

Dear Email User,

This mail is being sent to you because your name/email address appears in one of our records as the beneficiary of TEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY that is currently floating in one of the unservicable accounts.

Please kindly prove that you are alive by replying to this letter and indicate your readiness to claim your money, starting by reconfirming your names and phone number to enable get the fund to you by Bank to Bank wire transfer through our affiliate branch in your Country or by ATM Card.

Looking forward to hearing from you,

Yours sincerely,

Nigel Higgins, (Group Chairman),
Barclays Bank Plc,
Registered number: 1026167,
1 Churchill Place, London, ENG E14 5HP,
SWIFT Code: BARCGB21,
www.barclays.co.uk

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