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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: info <nigelhiggins.md5@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2023 17:15:32 +0100
Subject: Re Fund Payment Notification

Dear Esteemed Customer,

I clearly understand your predicament and all the previous
disappointments and breaches of promises you have gone through.
However, I Nigel Higgins, with the authority vested in me as the
current Group Chairman of this honorable bank, apologize on behalf of
the management of the entire Barclays Bank Plc for any disappointments
that you have suffered in the past from this Bank due to
irregularities and thus ensuring transparency, sincerity, honesty and
uncompromising loyalty.

I am pleased to announce to you that all irregularities have been
resolved and I have decided to handle your case directly. All the
amount you have paid through this Bank in the past has been brought to
my attention. I recognize that all are official payments and have been
rightly used for its various purposes.

Finally, the only thing you need to do to receive your funds now is to
pay only the fee and nothing more. I will advise you with full
responsibility to do your utmost to ensure that the fee is paid and
gets to me on time with the confidence of my assurance that access to
your US$10.5 Million US Dollars will be released to you at no
additional cost and within the shortest period of 24 hours, upon
receipt of the payment from you. All your information is still valid
in our Bank system.

Please reply,

Looking forward in hearing from you,

Nigel Higgins, (Group Chairman),
Barclays Bank Plc,
Registered number: 1026167,
1 Churchill Place, London, ENG E14 5HP,
SWIFT Code: BARCGB21,
Direct Telephone: +44 770 000 8965,
WhatsApp, SMS Number: + 44 787 229 9022
www.barclays.co.uk

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