419 scam: "Bryan Watts"<bryanwatts.pramd@britishintelligence.co.uk> From UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

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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:
- "johnmcfarlane.groupchairman15@englandmail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447700008965

Fraud email example:

From: "Bryan Watts" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bryanwatts.pramd@cyberservices.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2018 02:01:34 +0100
Subject: From UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

FROM Bryan Watts for Charles Randell, (Chairman)
UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
Seneca Insolvency Practitioners Speedwell Mill,
Old Coach Road Tansley Matlock Derbyshire DE4 5FY UNITED KINGDOM,
Our Ref: FCA/BKS/CBX9REG/018/XX

Attention: Email Owner,

I was directed to inform you that the World Financial Governing Authorities has your fund payment referred to Barclays Bank Plc, through their Group Chairman, John Mcfarlane.

This information is authentic and superceeds every other information concerning your fund payment. You are therefore directed by this letter to focus your attention about your payment only through Barclays Bank Group Chairman who has been given the authority and empowerment to release and transfer your funds to you through a moderate banking procedure.

The Barclays Bank Group Chairman, John Mcfarlane can be reach at this e-mail address: johnmcfarlane.groupchairman15@englandmail.com and Telephone Number: +44 770 000 8965.

We want to continue to be reliable partners, willing allies and close friends. We want to buy your goods and services, sell you ours, trade with you as freely as possible, and work with one another to make sure we are all safer, more secure and more prosperous through continued friendship.

In case you doubt or want to ascertain whom I am, you can log into the following websites: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/charles-randell-appointed-new-chair-fca

Anticipating your cooperation,

Charles Randell, (Chairman),
UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
Seneca Insolvency Practitioners Speedwell Mill,
Old Coach Road Tansley Matlock Derbyshire DE4 5FY UNITED KINGDOM,

The Financial Conduct Authority is the conduct regulator for 56000 financial services firms and financial markets in the UK and the prudential regulator for over 24000 of those firms.

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