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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: "Mr. Jes Staley" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <resfundactive@gmx.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2017 01:18:29 -0800
Subject: RE: MANDATORY RELEASE ORDER OF YOUR FUND.

Dear Valued Beneficiary,
 
 
 
We are pleased to notify you that after series of meeting our board of directors held with the United Kingdom Inland Revenue Services regarding the complains that we received from the general public concerning their fund that was unclaimed due to their communication with wrong people that claimed to be bank officials and agents in Africa, Asia and United Kingdom. By this note, we have decided to carry on the release of your fund by ourselves because your fund returned back to us on the 2nd of this month when we confirmed the rate of delays and questionable activities that has been related by the previous administrating banks (HSBC Bank Plc London and First Commercial Bank London) alongside with other banks that collaborated in delaying people’s fund after all charges and payments demanded from such individuals. They have been mandated from today to stop all their communication with the general public regarding the release of their compensation fund.
 
 
 
The World bank President (Mr. Jim Yong Kim) has given us and the Inland Revenue Services Department of England a serious warning to make sure that the fund should be released to the beneficiaries. This Instruction was made after (The HSBC Bank London) was charged of $1.92 Billion to Settle Charges of Money Laundering as published in this site (http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/12/10/hsbc-said-to-near-1-9-billion-settlement-over-money-laundering/)  Because of this, we (Barclays Bank Plc London) have chosen (SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK) to handle the release of this Compensation Payment Fund for us over there for easy and trusty correspondent as agreed with our Board of Management here in London.
 
 
 
Therefore, you are advised to contact Kuben Naidoo (Deputy Governor; SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK) or email your details to him on resfundactive@gmx.com for reconfirmation of your details and immediate commencement of the funds transfer to your bank account. We apologize for the delay of your payment and all the inconveniences that we might have caused you.
 
 
 
Note; The United Nations Anti-Crime Commission and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) does not instruct any other Bank or Agent on this regard except (Mr.Kuben Naidoo), whom we can only trust on that regard. We advise you to stop all the communications you are having with any other agent or bank officials in Europe, Asia, USA and Africa regarding your payment and contact Mr. Kuben  Naidoo. Office Telephone:+27 011 042 6390
 
Best regards,
 
 
Mr. Jes Staley
Group Chief Executive Officer
Barclays Bank Plc London.
Email: resfundactive@gmx.com

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