419 scam: "Alan Walters"<mr.alanwalters@outlook.com> IMMEDIATE ACTION FROM BARCLAYS BANK COMPENSATION PAYMENT

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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:
- "million us 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Alan Walters" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <alanwalters@accountant.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 14:15:06 -0700
Subject: IMMEDIATE ACTION FROM BARCLAYS BANK COMPENSATION PAYMENT

Attention:

This is to bring to your notice that I am delegated from the Barclay's Bank to compensate all the scam victims $4,000,000 USD (Four Million US Dollars)each. You are listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims to be paid this amount, get back to us as soon as possible for the immediate payments of your $4,000,000 USD compensations funds.

On this faithful recommendations, during Barclay's Bank last meetings held at World Bank Headquarters in Washington Columbia, U.S.A, it was alarmed so much by the world in the meetings on the lose of funds by various individuals to the scams artists operating syndicates all over the world today. In other to compensate victims, the Barclay's Bank Body in conjunction with the UN is now paying victims of this operators $4,000,000 USD each in accordance with the UN recommendations.

You can receive your compensations payments via any of this, DRAFT/CHEQUE PAYMENTS or WIRE TRANSFERS ATM VISA CARD.

Respectfully

Dr.Alan Walters

Committee on Financial

Executive Directors

Barclay's Bank UK

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