419 scam: Barclays Bank Plc London <barclaysfundtransfer@barclaysbank.com> RE: INSTRUCTION ON HOW TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE SUM$5,800.000.00

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "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)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- princemoreee001@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Barclays Bank Plc London <barclaysfundtransfer@barclaysbank.com>
Reply-To: princemoreee010@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2015 01:45:09 -0600
Subject: RE: INSTRUCTION ON HOW TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE SUM$5,800.000.00

Barclays Bank PLC
1 Churchill Place
London, E14 5HP, United Kingdom

Dear Customer,

We are deeply sorry that your fund has not been transferred to you till now
because of the activities of some bad persons here in London and their evil
collaborators in Nigeria,Africa. Therefore, we have been named as a great
financial institution, the BARCLAYS BANK PLC LONDON to pay you your fund
which the NATWEST BANK,HALIFAX BANK, HSBC BANK,BANK OF AMERICA and some other
banks in Africa failed to pay you after collecting money from you.

This is because you have been deceived and duped of your hard earned money which
we discovered through the 2013/2014 Financial Records Review and Accounts
Auditing Report,This 2013/2014 Financial Records Review and Accounts Auditing
Report was submitted to the BOARD OF DIRECTORS by the World Bank, International
Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Central Bank of Nigeria on Monday 5th January,
2015, Therefore We are directed to pay you a COMPENSATION AMOUNT of US$5.8 million.

After proper studying of this 2013/2014 Financial Records Review and Accounts
Auditing Report which clearly shows that you are suppose to have received
your part payment fund of FIVE MILLION,EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES
of AMERICA DOLLARS (US$5,800,000.00) which is long overdue. Therefore, the
BOARD OF DIRECTORS have decided to transfer this fund to you through our
ONLINE BANK WIRE TRANSFER SYSTEM to your local bank account.

Please reconfirm to us your detail and data,Note that we need your RECENT
PASSPORT PHOTOGRAPHY and your Mobile phone number to serve you better.

Thanks for your cooperation till we hear from you.

My private E-mail: princemoreee001@hotmail.com

Yours sincerely,

Mr.Prince Moree
Head, International Banking Division.
Barclays Bank PLC, UK

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