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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. Jess Staley" <bernankebens752@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mminele.sarbcbsu75@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 07:33:35 -0700
Subject: Dear Valued Beneficiary.

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 February 2nd of 2019 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 help us handle the release of this
Compensation Payment Fund over there for easy and trusty correspondent
as agreed with our Board of Management here in London.

Therefore, you are advised to contact MR KUBEN NAIDOO (Deputy
Governor: SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK) for reconfirmation of your
details and immediate commencement of the funds transfer to your bank
account. We apologize for all delays of your payout 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 African
regarding your payment and contact MR KUBEN NAIDOO Direct ( and
Provide him below requested details.) for immediate releasing of your
fund.
FULL NAME:..TEL:.. BANK DETAILS:..ACCOUNT NUMBER…BANK NAME?

ADDRESS...Outstanding Amount…COPY OF YOUR ID...AGE…AND…OCCUPATION?

Best regards,

…………………………………….
Mr. Jess Staley
Group Chief Executive Officer
Barclays Bank Plc London.

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