419 scam: "Barclays Bank London (UK)" <gregdave022@gmail.com> Re: Your payment from Barclays Bank London

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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:
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "cheques " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Barclays Bank London (UK)" <gregdave022@gmail.com>
Reply-To: gregdavid005@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2018 16:19:37 +0100
Subject: Re: Your payment from Barclays Bank London

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BARCLAYS BANK LONDON (UK)
1,CHURCHILL PLACE,
LONDON E14 5HP.
UNITED KINGDOM

Attn Sir,

*Re: Your payment from Barclays Bank London*
Based on the disbursement agreement existing between our bank and the
Central Bank of Nigeria, we have the privilege to inform you of existing
US$3.5M accrued Interest payment from your fund credit on-hold with
Barclays Bank London.

It is this amount therefore that we plan to release to you by Draft. The
aim of the draft payment is to eliminate excess charges associated with
transfer mode of payments.

The Draft is approved for Payment under two (2) Standard Collection Basis;

(1) We have the honor to invite you to Our Bank Information Center at the
bank premises in London to enable you pick the Draft with prove of
ownership. Representatives not honored.

(2) We can alternatively arrange to deposit your Draft with our Bank upon
your intention to operate a Domiciliary Account Balance with us to enable
us deposit your Draft in your own account name. On this particular
arrangement, we shall forward to you our Account Registration Form to
enable you fill the necessary information for the registration of your
account with our bank.

After your accounts approval and registration, you will be required to
activate your Account Balance with a Minimum Cash Deposit to make your
account operational to accommodate the volume of Draft since the Draft
cannot be deposited on a Zero Account.

The Barclays Bank has a standing tradition of recognizing and protecting
the privacy of its customers. The Bank maintains strict privacy policies to
reasonably safeguard customer information from unauthorized intrusions. In
other words, your account with us is safe and convenient as Deposit of cash
and cheques are allowed.

You will receive a monthly statement from our bank regularly. All your
Account information including an Barclays ATM Swift Card will be forwarded
to you after the account registration to enable you access your Account
from your location.

We will dispatch to you our Account Registration Form as soon as you make
your intentions known to us in this option to enable you fill and return to
us the FORM for proper documentation and approvals.

We shall decline to further communications with you on your failure or
inability to respond positively to our instructions which may precipitate
the expiration of your Draft, thereby making it prone to cancellation.

It is our sincere obligations to offer you our satisfactory services.

Faithfully,

Mr. Greg Dave
Remittance/Foreign Operation Manager.
Barclays Bank London (UK)

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