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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: pauline@blueskynet.as
Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2013 02:37:55 -1100
Subject: CONTACT CODE(511)



Our Ref: BAR/BKL/STB
Your Ref:

==============================================================================================

WORLD BANK GROUP AND UNITED NATION ORGANIZATION do hereby give this irrevocable
approval order with Release Code: GNC/3480/02/00 in your favor for your
contract entitlement/award winning payment with the UNITED NATION to your
nominated bank account.. Now your new Payment, United nation Approval No;
UN5685P, White House Approved No:WH44CV, Reference No.-35460021, Allocation
No: 674632 Password No: 339331, Pin Code No: 55674 and your Certificate of
Merit Payment No : 103 , Released Code No: 0763; Immediate barclay's bank Telex
confirmation No: -1114433; Secret Code No: XXTN013, Having received these vital
payment number, therefore You are qualified now to received and confirm Your
payment with the United Nation immediately within the next 72hrs.

As a matter of fact, you are required to Deal and Communicate only with MR.
JONATHAN BRITTON, DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE BARCLAY'S BANK OF UNITED
KINGDOM, with the help and monitory team from the BARCLAY'S BANK which is our
official remitting bank, Committee On Foreign Payment Matters in United Nation,
has looked up to make sure you receive your fund valued $8.3m. So contact: MR.
JONATHAN BRITTON on his contact information,Direct Telephone Number:
+442033187963, Email: customer.care@barclaybank.com.tr.vu for immediate release
of your contract/inheritance/Award Winning claim Be informed that you are not
allowed to correspond with any person or office anymore, You are required to
send bellow information for your transfer.

1) YOUR FULL NAME:
2) ADDRESS:
3) PHONE:
4) COMPANY NAME(IF ANY) POSITION AND ADDRESS:
5) BANK DETAILS:
6)AGE AND MARITAL STATUS:
7) COPY OF YOUR INT'L PASSPORT/DRIVERS LICENSE:

NOTE: YOUR PERSONAL CONTACT/COMMUNICATION CODE WITH BARCLAY'S BANK IS(511),YOU
ARE ADVICE TO SEND YOUR FULL BANKING INFORMATION TO THE BARCLAY'S BANK OF
LONDON INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DIRECTOR HEADED BY MR. JONATHAN BRITTON AND
MAKE SURE YOU SPEAK WITH HIM WITH YOUR NEW PAYMENT CODE FOR RELEASE OF YOUR
PAYMENT AND SEND HIM ALL YOUR BANKING INFORMATION NOW.

CONTACT CODE(511)
OFFICER:MR. JONATHAN BRITTON.
POSITION:DIRECTOR,INTL,REMITTANCE BARCLAY'S BANK LONDON.
Telephone: +442033187963
EMAIL: customer.care@barclaybank.com.tr.vu
Mr. Marcelo Boisard

(CHAIRMAN COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN CONTRACT/AWARD WINNING PAYMENT UNITED NATION AND
USA GOVERNMENT)

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