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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" <admin@eheim.cn>
Date: Thu, 25 May 2017 21:27:26 +0100
Subject: You have 5 new document in Barclays CloudIt


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Dear valued customer, =


You have 5 new secure document in your Barclays CloudIt.

Please follow step 1 of 2 & 3 carefully to view important documents. =



Log in to Barclays Online =


Please note: Kindly have your PINsentry card reader to access documents for=
safety of your online service. =

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Sean Gilchrist
Digital Banking =

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Barclays Bank PLC. Registered in England. Barclays Bank PLC is authorise=
d and regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA). Registered No 10=
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Data Protection =

Under the Data Protection Act you have a right of access to certain person=
al records. Should you wish to exercise this right please write to the Data=
Protection Team, Barclays Bank PLC, Knutsford, Cheshire WA16 9EU, quoting =
ref. APP99. A fee will be charged for this service. =

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Personal Banking website
Internet communications are not guaranteed to be secure or virus-free. The=
Barclays Group does not accept responsibility for any loss arising from un=
authorised access to, or interference with, any Internet communications by =
any third-party, or from the transmission of any viruses. Replies to this e=
mail may be monitored by the Barclays Group for operational or business rea=
sons.
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Confidentiality
This email and any attachments are confidential and intended solely for th=
e addressee, and may also be privileged or exempt from disclosure under app=
licable law. If you are not the addressee, or have received this email in e=
rror, please notify the sender immediately, delete it from your system and =
do not copy, disclose or otherwise act upon any part of this email or its a=
ttachments. Any opinion or other information in this email or its attachmen=
t, that does not relate to the business of the Barclays Group, is personal =
to the sender and is not given or endorsed by the Barclays Group. =

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