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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: jones smith <managedfrosts@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: jones_smith110@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2008 14:12:15 -0800 (PST)
Subject: BARCLAYS BANK PLC


BARCLAYS BANK PLC
1A COCKSPUR STREET
CITY OF WESTMINSTER
LONDON SW1Y5BG

Good Day,

My name is Jones Smith , the auditing manager, BARCLAYS BANK Plc. I am writing in respect of a foreign customer of my bank with account number: 01200067554 who perished in a plane crash on August 6, 2001.

Since the demise of this our customer, I personally has watched with keen interest to see the next of kin but all has proved abortive as no one has come to claim his funds of US$29.1M, [Twenty-Nine Million, One Hundred Thousand United States Dollars] only which has been with my branch for a very long time.

On this note, I decided to seek for whom his name shall be used as the next of kin as no one has come up to be the next of kin. And the banking ethics here does not allow such money to stay more than seven years otherwise; the money will be recalled to the bank treasury as unclaimed after this period. In view of this I got your contact through a trade journal after realizing that your name and country is similar to the deceased

I will not fail to bring to your notice that this business is hitch free and that you should not entertain any fear as all modalities for fund transfer into an account provided by you preferably with a zero balance can be finalized within five banking days, after approval from my bank endorsing you as the next of kin.
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When you receive this letter. Kindly send me a return e-mail signifying your willingness to partner with me. When you do, we will agree on splitting ratio but be rest assured that it will be attractive. Please reply through this mail address : jones_smith110@yahoo.com.hk

Respectfully submitted,

Mr., Jones Smith
The auditing manager,
BARCLAYS BANK PLC


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