419 scam: "Herr Matt Hammerstein"<satis@hancerbuklet.com> Dear friend,

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million british pounds" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Herr Matt Hammerstein" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <accountsdept@bclsbn.biz>
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2023 14:18:17 -0800
Subject: Dear friend,

>From the Desk of:
Patrick Gill
Chief Remittance Officer,
Barclays Bank London
51 Berkeley St, London W1J 8NL, United Kingdom
Reference #: barc1//BKMD/TT/2022

Ref: LBA / ASSO / P01 / 5836/12/15 Tu Ref: MC / IFP / P02 / 2023

Dear friend,

My name is Herr Matt Hammerstein https://home.barclays/who-we-are/structure-and-leadership/leadership/matt-hammerstein/.

I am the CEO, Barclays Bank London, UK. We would like to inform you that you have some inheritance funds discovered in our bank. This is the total sum of £ 16.5 million (sixteen million five hundred thousand British Pounds Sterling) in our bank.

We seek your immediate response as the beneficiary and present owner of this money so that the total sum £ 16.5 million british pounds will be paid to you.

All we need now is your cooperation, confidentiality in this transaction
and we guarantee that this transfer must be made in accordance with the provisions of the Banking Law of England.

Send the below details to us .

1. Full Name:

2. Your direct mobile number:

3. Your contact address:

Herr Matt Hammerstein

>From the Desk of:
Patrick Gill
Chief Remittance Officer,
Barclays Bank London
51 Berkeley St, London W1J 8NL, United Kingdom
Reference #: barc1//BKMD/TT/2023

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