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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 <tonyobi78@btopenworld.com>
Reply-To: www.barclaysbankplc0@inMail24.com
Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2010 21:53:43 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: BARCLAYS BANK PLC.LONDON


BARCLAYS BANK PLC.LONDON

CLAPHAM JUNCTION BRANCH,

7 ST JOHNS HILL,

SW 11 1 TN, LONDON





Attention: Beneficiary



REF:- INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR BANK ACCOUNT $15M



This is to notify you about the statue of your fund right now on our desk.
After due vetting and evaluation of your Inheritance file which The Ministry of
Finance of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Forwarded and contacted us to see to
your immediate payment.



We write to inform you that, this office has arrange all the necessary
document for our Telex Department for immediate programming them into our
payment system .But we can not transfer the fund into your account yet until
you get the (NON RESIDENTIAL
CERTIFICATE) submit to this bank for immediately transfer
into your account. We shall update you with next correspondence as soon as we
confirm the documents. Thanks for your co-operation.



From our findings you have been going through hard ways by paying a lot of
charges to see to the release of your fund ($15, 000, 000, 00) which has been
delayed. We advice you to stop further communication with any correspondence
from Nigeria.The only thing we required from you is to obtain Non-Resident Clearance Form/Receipt which we are not asking you to pay the fee to us here in
United Kingdom as the Government of Nigeria have paid us for
handling/processing of your payment with other customers. We will help you to
see hat you obtain the form so that our bank will affect immediate transfer of
your Inheritance sum ($15,000, 000, 00) into 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.



Head, Private Banking Section.

Ed, Foreign Payments

yours sincerely,

Mr. John Rob.

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