419 scam: "BARCLAYS BANK LONDON OFFICE"<office@sszx.cn> Re: Outgoing Transfer of USD$9,500,000.00

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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:
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
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.
- +447031892018 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- email.richowentelexdept@london.com (Outblaze.com, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "BARCLAYS BANK LONDON OFFICE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <richowentelexdept@london.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 02:46:43 -0600
Subject: Re: Outgoing Transfer of USD$9,500,000.00

BARCLAYS BANK Bank PLC
8 Canada Square London E14 5HQ
Telex: 73201 HKBG HX
Direct Tel. +447031892018
Direct email.richowentelexdept@london.com

Re: Outgoing Transfer of USD$9,500,000.00

Attn:Sir

I am Rich Owen Chief Executive Officer Telex and Wire Department of BARCLAYS Bank London. I have urgent information for you, which will be very vital to you. My colleagues in the Bank London and their others partners that are in charge of transferring money, has conspired to release your fund into another account claiming that you are the one who ask them to release your fund into this account in Florida. I have been approached, as the Chief Executive Officer Telex and Wire Department of this bank to endorse on this stated below bank account to enable your fund be transferred. Please confirm to me if you are the owner of this account.

HERITAGE BANK of the South
4726 S.W. College Road, Ocala, Florida 34474 U.S.A.
Compass Bank, Birmingham, AL
Routing Number (ABA): 0620-0118-6
Swift Code: CPASUS44
For Credit To:
Heritage Bank of the South, Albany, GA
Account Number: 97272850
For Further Credit To:
Account Name: James Frank Jr.
Account Number: 20206907

As a matter of fact, My colleagues in the BARCALYS Bank London and their others partners have advised me to release your fund into the above account. Hence I decided to contact you to know if you actually ask them to do so.

This fund will be transferred to this above bank account before 30th of this month as soon as I endorse and give instruction to our Clearing House to remit the fund if you are not aware of this transfer or did not instructed anybody to transfer your fund into the bank account, reconfirm your banking details to me to enable me give advice to our Clearing House to release your fund.

Please, this information I am giving you is a great risk on my side, so you have to keep this very confidential, as I am ready to assist you get your fund released to your account.

Your prompt response to this mail will expedite the release of your over due payment.

Yours faithfully,

Rich Owen

Chief Executive Officer Telex & Wire Dept

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