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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "here in united kingdom" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • barcalysbak@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: barclays_transfer_dept2009 transfer_dept2009
<barclays_transfer_dept2009@msn.com>
Reply-To: <barcalysbakplc@live.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 09:26:37 +0000
Subject: REF: - INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR BANK ACCOUNT



BARCLAYS BANK PLC.
CLAPHAM JUNCTION BRANCH,
7 ST JOHNS HILL,
SW 11 1 TN, LONDON
WWW.barclaysbank.co.uk



Attention: Beneficiary



REF: - INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR BANK ACCOUNT



This is to notify you about the status of your fund right now in my
desk. Afterdue vetting andevaluation of your Inheritance file which The
Ministry of Finance of the
United Kingdom Forwardedand contacted us to see to your immediate
payment.

>From our findings you have been going through hard ways by paying a lot
of
charges to see to therelease of your fund which has been delayed. We
advice that you stop further
communication with any correspondence from Nigeria or any part in the
world You don't have
to pay any charges to receive your Inheritance fund anymore as you have
met up with the wholere
quirements, your representatives in Nigeria 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 askingyou to pay the fee to us here in
United Kingdom as the Government
has 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 inheritancesum
in to your designated bank account.

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

Do not go through anybody again but through this Bank if you really want
your
fund. Please respond to my private email(barcalysbak@hotmail.com)

Yours sincerely,
Mr. John Rob
Head, Private Banking Section.
Barclays Bank Plc.

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