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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: "gracedward@barclays.co.uk" <paymentreconciliationdepartmen@gmail.com>
Reply-To: gracedwrdbarclysbnk@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2011 12:04:06 +0300
Subject: BARCLAYS BANK MANAGEMENT HAS APPROVED YOUR $10.7 MILLION


[image: Barclays]* *
*1 Churchill Place*
*Canary Wharf*
*London,** E14 5HP*
**
*
Attn: Dear Our Esteem Customer,

The Board Directors and Group Management of Barclay Group, London united
kingdom have watched with total dismay how you have labored to see to the
conclusion of your overdue fund payment with in British/Africa Government;
when it seems that it will work out or succeed, a kind of obstacle comes up
at the last minute which will necessitate the payment of one fee or another
and this thing is like a repeated circle all the time.

My Bank aware that So many people have contacted you regarding get your fund
transferred, have dealt with so many offshore payment centers, you have
also passed through the route of diplomatic delivery of your fund or ATM
Card delivery all to no avail due to incessant demand of fee upon fee or one
obstacle stopping it from been realized. My Bank was made to understand that
you have spent a fortune paying for all kinds of fees, all kinds of
documents, levies, duties, taxes, stamp duty, stop order, shipment cost,
Yellow tag, IRS etc when looking for the solution to your funds transfer.

Our Dear Esteem Customer, if you continue this way, you will sell everything
you have yet the fees will not stop arising at every bend of success.'

This is because, some greedy officials has taken it upon themselves to
exploit you and enrich themselves through you yet without making it work.
They are the ones putting up those obstacles on the way of your funds
transfer in order to create avenues of demanding for more money for their
personal aggrandizement.

In regards to the transfer of your fund, We have decided open an online
account on your name here in our bank

**Bank Official Website:
www.barclays.co.uk/PersonalBanking/bar1242557947640

**I am writing to inform you that your fund has been remitted into your
online account and will be activated as soon as you reply back.

In Order to activate your online account kindly complete the below
information needed officially for your online account.

**Online Account Number: **bar1242557947640*
*
User-name is: withheld

Password: withheld

Please, its very imperative that you provide to this office as stated below
for the activation of your online account.

Direct Phone Number:

Your D/licence number

Clearing Fee of And Online account activation fee of £450 Pounds only

However, I want you to know that this online account is where you can make a
transfer to any bank of your choice anywhere in the world.

Once the above requirement are received your online account will be
activated, Please note that your total fund is $10,700,000.00 and it's on
fixed deposit to that effect no one can remove or deduct any money from it,
it shall only be remitted in to your online account once it is activated and
you will have access to it for further use, then you can be able to transfer
money through your online account to any bank account anywhere in the world.

Use This Informaion to send the Fee.

Receiver Name: STEPHEN WOOD

Location: LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM

Amount: GBP450 Pounds

I will be waiting to hear from you soon.

** Please call me on my new direct line: Tel: +44 704 577 4815 or **Tel:
+44 7035-965-117*
*
Waiting for your call.

Regards,

Mrs. Grace Edward
Barclays Bank Plc
1 Churchill Place , London , E14 5HP
London United Kingdom
Tel: +44 7035-965-117
Fax: +44 7006-045-52*

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