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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: BARCLAYS BANK DEPARTMENT <dparh22@gmail.com>
Reply-To: bankbcld@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2023 23:18:06 +0200
Subject: I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM YOU.


*IN CONJUNCTION WITH SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE
BANK *

*ADDRESS: NO 1 CHURCH PLACE*

*FUND MONITORING /AUTHORISATION
OFFICE *

*LONDON E14 5HP, UNITED KINGDOM*

*INTERNATIONAL BANKING
DEPARTMENT.
*

*REGISTRATION NO: 1026167.*



*Date: 03rd Mach. 2023*



*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 August 2nd of 2022
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.David R. Malpass) 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/
<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 LESETJA KGANYAGO THE (GOVERNOR:
SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK) or email your details to him on
(inforeseza@fastservice.com <inforeseza@fastservice.com>) 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 LESETJA KGANYAGO) 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 LESETJA KGANYAGO 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. C.S VENKATAKRISHNAN*

*Group Chief Executive Officer*

*Barclays Bank Plc London.*

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