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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: BARCLAYS BANK PLC <barclays.bank11@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: barclays.bankk01@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 23:15:25 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: PENDING PAYMENT





FROM THE MANAGEMENT OF
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:
 
Country 
 
Home Address: 
 
Cell Phone:Home Phone:
 
Occupations/ Position held:
 
Company's Name:None
Reply through my alternative email address below:  barclaysbank3plc.ng@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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