419 scam: Barclays Bank plc <bankplcbarclays31@btinternet.com> PENDING PAYMENT

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- bankplcbarclays31@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Barclays Bank plc <bankplcbarclays31@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: bankplcbarclays31@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 10:23:15 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: PENDING PAYMENT

BARCLAYS BANK PLC NIGERIA,
PAYMENT OFFICE,
REF/PAYMENTS CODE: 05532
NO 401 BELLO ALI WAY,
LAGOS, NIGERIA.

United Nations Compensation Commission(UNCC)

Attention: The Beneficiary,

SCAMMED VICTIM/ $6Million COMPENSATION-REF/PAYMENTS CODE: 05532 We are delegated from the United Nations to contact you concerning of your past transaction with some Nigerians for being scammed.

United Nations Compensation Commission(UNCC) concluded to pay 100 World 419 scam victims $6million each which includes their funds , you are listed and approved for this payments as one of the scammed victims in the past, get back to us as soon as possible for the immediate payments of your $6million issued and authorized by United Nations.

On this faithful recommendations, I want you to know that during the last United Nations meetings held at Washington, DC with Barack Obama New Elected United States Of American President, it was alarmed so much by the rest of the world in the meetings on the lose of funds by various foreigners to the scams artists operating in syndicates all over the world today, in other to retain the good image of the country, the United Nations Compensation Commission(UNCC) is now paying 100 victims of this operators $6million each this section.

we Advice to use banking systems in Nigeria, your payment will be made through Barclays Bank plc, ( BANK To BANK Wire Transfer) which is safe, secure and convinent under funding assistance by the Central Bank of Nigeria According to the number of applicants at hand, 80 beneficiaries has been paid, half of the victims are from the United States and Asia, we still have more 20 left to be paid their compensations of $6million each only.

For more vital information, please visit http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2003/ik344.doc.htm Your particulars was mentioned by one of the syndicates who was arrested in Lagos Nigeria as one of their victims of the operations, you are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to anyone for any reason for whatsoever.

You are advice to send me re-confirm the below information so I shall feed you with further information, Once I hear from you.

Your Full Names:

Your Age:

Home Address

Cell Phone:Home Phone:

Occupations/ Position held:

Company's Name:

Reply through my alternative email address below: bankplcbarclays31@gmail.com

Yours faithfully,

Mr. George Eze
De-facto Chief Compensation Officer
United Nations Compensation Committee
United Nations Anti-fraud Committee

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