419 scam: "DR.DANIEL AMPADU." <barclaysbankgh500@gmail.com> FROM BARCLAYS BANK.

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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:
- "it will be a bank to bank transfer" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "foreign remittance manager" (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)
- "million united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "DR.DANIEL AMPADU." <barclaysbankgh500@gmail.com>
Reply-To: barclaysbankgh50@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2016 07:35:04 -0000
Subject: FROM BARCLAYS BANK.

Attention ,
My name is Dr.Daniel Ampadu,I am the Foreign Remittance Manager of
Barclay's Bank of Accra Ghana . I am married with Four lovely kids.
I am a man of peace and I don't want
problems, I only hope you can assist me. I have packaged a financial
transaction that will benefit you and I, as the Foreign Remittance
Manager of Barclay's Bank it is my
duty to send in a financial report to my head office.

On the course of the last year 2012 Business Report, I discovered
that Barclay's Bank in which I am the Foreign Remittance Manager
made $25.5 Million United State Dollars (USD
25.5 Million USD) which my head office are not aware of and will never be
aware of. I have placed this fund on what we call escrow call account with
no beneficiary.

so my aim of contacting you to assist me receive this money in your Bank
account and get %50percent of the total fund why the balance goes to any
good investment of your choice in your country which both of us will invest
open my arrival after the fund have cleared in your account.

There are practically no risk involved, it will be a Bank to Bank
Transfer, all I need from you is to stand claim as the Original depositor
of this funds who made the deposit with my branch so that my head office
can order the transfer to your designated Bank account. If you accept to
work with me I will appreciate it very much also i will get the Certificate
of Deposit in your name.
Call me if you think we can work together so that we can
go over the details, Thank you in advance and may God bless you.

Yours In Service,
Dr.Daniel Ampadu
Foreign Remittance Manager
Barclay's Bank

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