419 scam: "Barclays Bank of England" <info.bk-johnny@consultant.com> Re: Urgent Business Transaction Request!

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million united states dollars" (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)
- "keep it 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)
- "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- +447035967932 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barclays Bank of England" <info.bk-johnny@consultant.com>
Reply-To: johnny.barclays@globomail.com
Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2013 10:18:02 -0600
Subject: Re: Urgent Business Transaction Request!

>From The Desk of Sir Johnny Sunderland
Foreign Remittance Department
Barclay's Bank PLC.England
1 Churchill Place, London, E14 5HP
Mobile:+44-703-596-7932

20th of December 2013

My Dearest

In response to your mail received in which you have confirmed your
interest in working with me in this regards but skeptical about this
transaction due to one thing or the other and has not sent any body to
receive this fund on your behalf. Be informed that I can not imagine
involving myself in any illicit irresponsibility, to speak the truth and
to enable you know the sincerity level of this transaction in quote
considering the fact that this kind of deal is common in the Banking
system.I have forwarded to you the copy of my official Bank Identity Card
and copy of the fund deposit Certificate of our late Customer, the hard
original copy from our central deposited system in 2007 and advice you to
keep it confidential due to the security of my job.

I shall also send to you the contact information of our telex department
for your perusal in conformity, to enable you open communication with them
as real surviving beneficiary to receive this fund on behalf of the dead
customer family,while i will be given you all the needed guard-lines and
information in other to prove yourself as the rightful next of kin to late
Eng.Mathew Longshoreman before the management of our Bank as i shall
preferred acting on proxy.Moreover as soon as you furnish me with copy of
your international passport and means of lively hood including your
details,as well as speaking with me on phone for oral communication on the
way forward over this partnership.

Meanwhile before the death of the original owner of this fund he has made
some withdrawal from the original fund remaining $10.5 Million United
States Dollars,which to present you as the next of kin to enable us share
40-50 and 10% mapped out for expensis.Considering the fact that you knew
that you have no fund any where outstanding for the fact that i contacted
you for partinership on this unclaimed fund right here in my office,due to
the sweet oputunity as called.

Remain Blessed

Sir Johnny Sunderland
Foreign Remittance Department
Barclays Bank PLC.
Mobile:+44-703-596-7932

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