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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: "GLOBAL TRUST" <glodept3@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: transpaymentcentre@excite.com
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 07:46:41 +0100
Subject: REF:- INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE SUM OF (US$8,500,000.00)

BARCLAYS BANK PLC.
CLAPHAM JUNCTION BRANCH,
7 ST JOHNS HILL,
SW 11 1 TN, LONDON
Email : transpaymentcentre@excite.com

Dear Sir/Madam,

REF:- INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE SUM OF (US$8,500,000.00)

This is the second time we are notifying you about this said fund.

After due vetting and evaluation of your Contract/Inheritance file in
conjunction with World Bank Auditor General Forwarded and contracted us to
see to your immediate payment of the sum of USD8,500.00 from their Offshore
Account with us.

We were meant to understand from our findings that you have been going
through hard ways by paying alot of charges to see to the release of your
fund (UD$8,500,000.00) , which has been delayed. Which has been the
handiwork of some miscreant elements.


We advice that you stop further communication with any correspondence
outside this office
You don't have to pay any charges to receive your funds anymore as you have
met up with the whole requirements , your representatives will 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 have paid 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 (US$28,500,000,00) into
your designated bank account.

Should you follow up our directives, your fund will reflect in your account
within five Bank working days from the day you obtain this form.

Do not go through anybody again but through this Bank if you really want
your fund.
Finally, you are advice to forward to this bank your receiving Account.
Where you want this fund to be remitted.

Yours sincerely,

Mrs. Patricia Owen
Head, Private Banking Section.
Barclays Bank Plc. London
Email : transpaymentcentre@excite.com

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