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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 LONDON" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barclaysjv@live.com>
Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 23:26:14 -0700
Subject: GBP12,000,000.00 CREDIT DUE TO YOU FOR TRANSFER

Office: 1Churchill Place ,
London , E14 5HP
Ref: BB/LD/UK- 08





ATTN: FUND RECIPIENTS

Re: Advice for Credit in Your Favour worth GBP12, 000, 000.00 Through UK ’s Compensational Treasury Account with Barclays Bank Plc, UK

Following the above advice due crediting into your ongoing designated bank coordinate, could you please forward to this bank your designate bank information so that the bank can transfer this fund accurately, in order to avoid remitting fund into a wrong bank account.

We shall carry out the remittance of this fund immediately upon you confirming to this bank your bank coordinate account information whereunto this advice will be made.

Thank for your cooperation while waiting to hearing from you as soon as possible.

Sincerely,

For: Barclays Bank Plc, London

John Varley

Group Chief Executive

Direct #: +44 703 593 0061

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