419 scam: "LBarclays Bank Plc London, UK"<officeconsult151@rediffmail.com> YOUR FUND HAS BEEN WIRED, PLEASE CONFIRM THE TRANSFERRED.

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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "you are advise to" (this email uses bad English)
- "foreign exchange" (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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- +447023025853 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "LBarclays Bank Plc London, UK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bb.teledepart@info.al>
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:22:01 +0100
Subject: YOUR FUND HAS BEEN WIRED, PLEASE CONFIRM THE TRANSFERRED.

Attn; Beneficiary,

SPECIAL COMMITEE FOR SETTLEMENT OF FOREIGN DEBTS.
......................................................................
FOREIGN EXCHANGE TRANSFER CODE XXIZ5342
......................................................................

After series of investigations by the United Nations, International Monetary Fund (I.M.F) and International Intelligent Monitoring Units, it was found that a lot of debts were owed to various contractors, inheritors and beneficiaries by African Banks. We also found that some beneficiaries in particular have spent thousands of dollars/Euros in getting their fund but not fruitful.

We have traced your transactions with other African States of which have yeilded nothing. We have no reservation to inform you that your fund is credited to your Bank account.

I hereby inform you that your funds were finally transferred to your account on Thursday 22/7/2010 from our Telex Dept. Office in London, UK Address: KNIGHTSBRIDGE INTL BKNG CTRE DEPT PO BOX 9042, BOWATER HOUSE, 65 KNIGHTSBRIDGE LONDON SWIX 7 BW. UNITED KINGDOM.

We are not confortable because you have not contacted us to confirm that you have received your funds in your account. Therefore, you are advise to re-confirm your Banking datas immediately to help us cross-check your transaction with our Banking Telex.

Make sure you call Mr. Simon Willian immediately you send the info on simonwilliam.telexdepart@info.al to enable him release your transaction # for you to re-check your funds with your Bank.

E-mail; Mr. Simon William, Director, Telex Dept. Barclays Bank Plc London, United Kingdom. on simonwilliam.telexdepart@info.al or call Tel: 44 702 302 5853.

Thanks.
Yours Faithfully,

Ms. Linda Robert,
Federation Accounts Dept.
E-mail; lindarobert.bb@info.al

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