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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.C.S Venkatakrishnan" <kazenavraham@gmail.com>
Reply-To: financilasurveilliance@executivemail.co.za
Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2022 08:40:23 -0800
Subject: Goo day Dear Beneficiary.


Goo day Dear 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.note while this process was going on,we discovered that you among
those who have not yet received they fund,as your email was selected by our
computer system as one of the beneficiary of this fund,and we have decided
to carry on the release of your fund by ourselves because your fund
returned back to us on the 2nd of January 2022 when we confirmed the rate
of delays and questionable activities that related to the previous
administrative banks (HSBC Bank Pl c 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.


(
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/12/10/hsbc-said-to-near-1-9-billion-settlement-over-money-laundering/)

Because of this, we (Barclays Bank Pl c 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) or
email your details to him for the 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 only trust on this
regard.



The Bank of England Governor (Mr. Andrew Bailey) has given serious warning
and Instructions and have ordered the Inland Revenue Services Department of
England to quickly release all on hold funds which are in their escrow
account to the sole beneficiaries which you are among those who will
receive their Inheritance funds. as your email address was selected by our
computer ballot system. and you have been advise to contact the Executive
member of the Monetary Policy Committee of South African Reserve Bank (MR
KUBEN NAIDOO) on his email:( financilasurveilliance@executivemail.co.za )
to instruct you on how to procure your certificate of claim as they bank
law in South Africa demands that without it there will not be any payment
whether pending loan amount, lottery fund, inheritance funds or whatsoever
fund
locally or internationally that we received this fund without they
procedure.its is necessary that you follow all they instruction for your
certificate of claim hence you have not yet received it. please do Provide
your details below to MR KUBEN NAIDOO for your claim


Full Name.......
Tel.................Address.........
Amount..............City............ Country.............Copies of
documents pertaining to the fund.


Best regards,

…………………………………….
Mr.C.S Venkatakrishnan
Group Chief Executive Officer
Barclays Bank Plc London.

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