419 scam: "INFORMATION UNIT"<sklante007@gmail.com> DID YOU AUTHORIZE JANET WHITE??1

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "first national bank" (not involved with lotteries)
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "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)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
- "international remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447045705458 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- processdept@mail2europe.com (Mail2europe; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "INFORMATION UNIT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ngscott83@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 08:29:02 -0700
Subject: DID YOU AUTHORIZE JANET WHITE??1

BARCLAYS BANK PLC LONDON.(REGISTERED NO.1026167)
ADDRESS:8 CANADA SQUARE LONDON,E14 5HQ
UNITED KINGDOM.

Chairman Committee On Inheritance
fund Payment.

FROM:BARCLAYS BANK PLC LONDON.

Attn: Beneficiary,

The U.S.A Government, World Bank And United Nations Organization Officials Have today approved to pay you part payment of your Inheritance Fund payment Valued at $5.5m USD in conjunction with British Government and BARCLAYS BANK PLC LONDON.

This International Remittance Department(BARCLAYS BANK PLC LONDON) was set up to discover all outstanding unpaid fund being owned to Governments or Individuals all over the world through Contract Payment, Inheritance and Lottery
Winning Prize Awards.

However,an urgent development just occured when a woman by name (MRS:JANET WHITE) came to our office

with an application stating that you gave her the power of attorney to be the beneficiary of your Outstanding

Inheritance/award funds. She made us to believe that you were dead and that she is your next of kin. We got

your email address and decided to send an email through this address hoping to find out if you are indeed dead or alive and also to find out if you at any time gave this woman the power of attorney to represent you.

Please let us know also if you are aware that we are almost ready to transfer part payment of $5.5m USD of your

outstanding funds to her nominated bank account stated below:

NAME OF BANK: FIRST NATIONAL BANK
ADDR: 120 SO. 2nd. ST.
BLYTHEVILLE,ARKANSAS 72315 USA
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 482986
ROUTING NUMBER:084107343
Swift code # : WMSBUS66
BENEFICIARY: JANET WHITE

If you are not aware of the above instruction, do respond to this email immediately by contacting the Chairman of

the International Remittance Department

(Mr.Douglas Flint)

His contact information are written below:

Name:Mr.Douglas Flint.
Direct Telephone Number:+44-70-45-70-54-58
Email: processdept@mail2europe.com

To enhance the swift transfer of your funds,be informed that you are not authorized to correspond or contact any person or office with respect to this transfer other than this office, you are required to send to him an email with your full information as required below:

1) YOUR FULL NAME__________________

2) RESIDENCE ADDRESS, CITY, STATE AND COUNTRY_______________________

3) PERSONAL CELL PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE PHONE

NUMBER_________________________

Yours Sincerely,

Mr. Alex Hungate.

BARCLAYS BANK PLC LONDON.

*Telephone +44-70-45-70-54-58. Lines are open from 8am to 10pm every day
(excluding Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day). To
ensure that we carry out your instructions accurately, to help us to
continually improve our service and in the interests of security, we
may monitor and/or record your telephone call with us.

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BARCLAYS Bank Plc

Registered in England and Wales.
Registered office: 8, Canada Square, London, England, E14 5HQ.
Authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.
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