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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: "BARCLAYS BANK PLC.LONDON" <test@mavericks.ru>
Reply-To: barclaysbak@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2016 03:05:41 +0300
Subject: REF: - INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE SUM OF
(US$15,000,000.00)


BARCLAYS BANK PLC.LONDON
CLAPHAM JUNCTION BRANCH,
7 ST JOHNS HILL,
SW 11 1 TN, LONDON
CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: (barclaysbakk@outlook.com)
CALL US +442033895065

ATTENTION BENEFICIARY

REF: - INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE SUM OF (US$15,000,000.00)

Dear Valued Customer? This is the second time we are notifying you about
this said fund. After due vetting and evaluation of your Inheritance file
which The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in conjunction
with the Ministry Of Finance Of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Forwarded
and contacted us to see to your immediate payment of the sum of
US$15,000,000.00 from their Offshore Account with us.


We were meant to understand from our findings that you have been going
through hard ways by paying a lot of charges to see to the release of
your fund (US $15,000,000.00), which has been delayed. Which has been the
handiwork of some miscreant elements from Nigeria We advice that you stop
further communication with any correspondence from Nigeria? As you have
met up with the whole requirements, your representatives in Nigeria will
tell you to still go ahead with them but on your own risk.

The only thing required from you is to obtain Non-Resident Clearance
Form/Receipt which we are not asking you to pay the fee to us here in
United Kingdom as the Government of Nigeria have paid us for
handling/processing of your payment with other customers. We will help
you to see that you obtain the Non- Residential Clearance form so that
our bank will affect immediate transfer of your Inheritance fund sum of
(US$15,000,000.00) into your designated bank account. If you follow up
our directives, your fund will reflect in your account within five Bank
working days from the day you obtain your Non-Residential Clearance form.

Do not go through anybody again but through this Bank if you really want
your fund. Finally, you are advice to forward to this bank your receiving
Account. Where you want this fund to be remitted. Please respond to my
private email (barclaysbakk@outlook.com }

1. Full Names: ---------------------------------
2. Residential Address: ------------------------
3. Phone Number: -------------------------------
4. Fax Number: ---------------------------------
5. Occupation: ---------------------------------


Head, Private Banking Section.
Ed, Foreign Payments

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