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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "yahoo/msn lottery inc" (no such lottery exists)
  • "yahoo/msn lottery" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "bank charges " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "transfer of your funds" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
  
  1. They don't notify winners by email.
  2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
  3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
  4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
  5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
  6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
  7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!

Fraud email example:

From: BARCLAYS BANK ONLINE SERVICE
<international-transfer-plc@barclaysbank-onlineplc.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 13:37:35 +0000
Subject: MSN/ YAHOO / MICROSOFT LOTTERY WINNER WELCOME TO BARCLAYS BANK
ONLINE TRANSFER











Registered Office:Barclays online Bank Plc99 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7NG.Barclays Bank Plc. ®: International Transfer Department Unit. E-mail:international-transfer-plc@barclaysbank-onlineplc.com

WELCOME TO BARCLAYS BANK ONLINE TRANSFER

The Home Of Corporate solutions Institutional Solutions for SME´s Solutions for individuals with a unique, knowledge-driven, and intensively customer focused strategy supported by unrivaled financial strength, "Barclays online Bank Plc" the United Kingdom Lottery promotion which is organized by YAHOO/MSN LOTTERY INC & WINDOWS LIVE, is in a singular position to deliver value in the form of sophisticated and often individually tailored financial products and services for its target customers. As one of the oldest branches in "Barclaysbank Plc" network, our activities are uniquely tuned to the important role played by both the United Kingdom United Kingdom Lottery promotion which is organized by YAHOO/MSN LOTTERY INC & WINDOWS LIVE, and the Netherlands in the global economy, and their scope is in keeping with the importance of London as one of the world's most dynamic financial centres. As a co-operative institution with a rich history of focusing on customers, "Barclaysbank Plc" consistently pushes the boundaries of traditional personal banking.
This attitude towards customers has resulted, among others, in "Barclaysbank Plc" becoming the most successful Internet banking site in Europe.
Whether It Is Savings or lending,International Transfer or Local Transfer, Insuring or Investing, Your Trusted Partner Is "Barclaysbank Plc".
Some of your filled information has been sent to us today, in order to transfer of your funds. Well this is to inform you that we are in possession of to transfer your winnings funds to you . Note that the lottery Board has already sent your winner's verification form to this office for quick transfer of your winning funds. I wish to appeal to you, that if you want to use us as a bank company to transfer your winning funds to you , then make available the requirements or the required transfer charges in the following Currency UK POUNDS (£) only and not that there is no deduction from your winning funds.

First of all, you need to choose your transfer option to enable us know the transfer type or mode for your funds transfer because we will not be able transfer your winnings funds to you if you can not make available your transfer option. The option gives us a safe way to transfer to customer's winnings, funds or consignments at the specified time and date. Note: that we can not deduct from your winnings because it is signed and assigned to us for dispatch to you.

However, our bank company is a well established bank company and we work 24 Hours everyday for priority transfer of winnings funds, winning and consignments to any destination by your bank account, We have a substantial team of banking available and van transfer





In the other mail sent to you by us are the mandatory charges that you required to pay to enable us bank to trannsfer you winnings funds to you. You are allowed to choose one out of our four specified transfer options. Please note that this barclays bank charges is all you have to pay for this company for transfer of your fund this is to your bank account you are not going to be charged for any thing else once your (COT) bank charges is being made we swift in action in transfer your winnings funds into your bank account.


winning fund fee(£) absolutely compulsory. Though every rate of transfer have their own cost of transfer charges. Due to the diplomatic content of your winnings funds, it will be illegal to transfer it without being insured. This means payment for cost of transfer fee must be made before transfering can commence to avoid risk. And you are to choose any of your choice transfer Option.


Do confirm the bank account and indicate your transfer option. All orders not transfering within the specified date, will be returned to the lottery organization. Note: that we can not deduct from your winnings because it is signed and assigned to us for transfer to you. Hope you acknowledge the receipt of this mail.
The Fund Approved (2,300,000) To Transfer To Your Account Has Been Insured In Full Value Which No Deduction Is Expected To Make Out Of It.
Please find below transfer option charges

24hours transfer: £1, 300. pounds
2 days transfer: £1, 200 pounds

4 days transfer: £1, 100 pounds

6 days transfer: £1, 000 pounds

Below is the Information`s Required For International Transfer Process.

BARCLAYS BANK ONLINE TRANSFER FORM
1. NAME OF YOUR BANK:
2. BANK LOCATION:
3. BANK PHONE NUMBER: 4. ACCOUNT HOLDER FULL NAME: 5. ACCOUNT NUMBER: 6. SWIFT/SORT CODE:
7. YOUR PHONE NUMBER:
8. YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS:
9. COUNTRY/DESTINATION:
10. TRANSFER OPTION:
11. TRANSFER AMOUNT:
12. BANK ADDRESS:
13. YOUR HOME ADDRESS:

Please scan a copy of any of the following item and send it along with the transfer form after filling it back to us via the same email:

Yours Faithfully, Mr. Nill Fersuson Scott Manager. Registered Office:Barclays online Bank Plc

99 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7NG. CC: GENERAL MANAGER (B.B. Plc).











CONFIDENTIAL Barclays Bank PLC This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential And intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to Whom they are addressed. Dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail or the information herein by anyone other than The intended recipient, or an employee or agent Responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, is Prohibited.









Barclays Bank PLC. Registered in England. Registered No: 99 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7NG.. Barclays Bank PLC is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Barclays Bank PLC adheres to the principles of the Banking Code. A copy of the Code is available on request. "The Woolwich" and "Woolwich" are trading names of Barclays Bank PLC. The insurer of this policy is Gresham Insurance Company Limited. Proud sponsors of the Barclays Premiership



=====================================================================================================CONFIDENTIAL FROM BARCLAYS ONLINE BANK
This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended Solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. Dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail or the information herein by anyone other than the intended recipient, or an employee or agent Responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient,is Prohibited.===================================================================================================== © Barclaysbank Plc2007.

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