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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" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <chartered_standard@yahoo.cn>
Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2011 12:58:31 -0700
Subject: REF:- INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT

BARCLAYS BANK PLC
CLAPHAM JUNCTION BRANCH
7 ST JOHNS HILL
SW 11 1 TN, LONDON
www.barclaysbank.co.uk
Attention,

REF:- INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE SUM OF (US$28,500,000.00) This is the second time we are notifying you about this said fund, After due vetting and

evaluation of your Inheritance file which The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in conjunction with the Ministry Of Finance Of the Federal Republic of

Nigeria Forwarded and contracted us to see to your immediate payment of the sum of (USD28,500,000,00) from their Offshore Account with us.

We were meant to understand from our findings that you have been going through hard ways by paying allot of charges to see to the release of your fund (USD

$28,500,000,00) , which has been delayed, Which has been the handiwork of some miscreant elements from Nigeria We advice that you stop further communication with any

correspondence from Nigeria, You don't have to pay any charges to receive your Contract fund anymore as you have met up with the whole requirements , your

representatives in Nigeria will tell you to still go ahead with them but on your own risk.


The only thing 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 that you obtain the form so that our bank will

effect immediate transfer of your Inheritance sum (US$28, 500, 000, 00) into your designated bank account.

Should you follow up our directives, your fund will reflect in your account within five Bank working days from the day you obtain this form. Do not go through anybody

again but through this Bank if you really want your fund.
Finally, you are advice to forward to this bank your receiving Account. Where you want this fund to be remitted.

Please note that for we to get your email you are to email this firm on the below email ID's do not click on reply before you respond just compose and send the email

to the below email Address
Email: (chartered_standard@yahoo.cn)
Please respond to the above email ID for a better and secure transaction.

Yours sincerely,
Dr. Stephen Newman
Head, Private Banking Section.
Barclay's Bank Plc.


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