419 scam: "Mr. DAVID HINSON" <0ffic------66666@att.net> Re: INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR BANK ACCOUNT WITH US$15.000.000.00

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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:
- "clearance certificate" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "clearance certificate" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "transfer of your funds" (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)
- "million united state dollars" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. DAVID HINSON" <0ffic------66666@att.net>
Reply-To: mrhinondavid@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2011 05:41:00 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR BANK ACCOUNT WITH US$15.000.000.00

BARCLAYS BANK PLC.

CLAPHAM JUNCTION BRANCH,

7 ST JOHNS HILL,

SW 11 1 TN, LONDON

Phone Number +44-702-405-211

WWW.barclaysbank.co.uk

Attention: Beneficiary

Re: INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR BANK ACCOUNT WITH US$15.000.000.00

This is to notify you about the status of your fund right now in this bank. After due vetting and evaluation of your payment file of US$15.000.000.00 (fifteen Million United State Dollars) which The Ministry of Finance of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Forwarded and contacted us to see to your immediate payment.

From our findings you have been going through hard ways by paying a lot of charges to see to the release of your fund . We advice that you to stop further communication with any correspondence from Nigeria, You don't have to pay any charges to receive your payments any more as you have met up with the whole requirements, your representatives in Nigeria will tell you to still go ahead with them but on your own risk.

The only thing required from you is to obtain Non-Resident Clearance Certificate Receipt .We will help you to see that you obtain the Non-Resident Clearance Certificate /Receipt from the Office of United Kingdom Home Secretary so that our bank will affect immediate transfer of your funds in to your designated bank account. Should you follow up our directives, your fund will reflect in your account within five working Bank days from the day you obtain this form.

Do not go through any body again but through this Bank if you really want your fund. Please, respond to us and Kindly let us have these below detailed

information as to reconfirm with the one we have here in our file to avoid mistake or transfer the funds to a wrong account as this bank will not be liable to any wrong transfer of funds if there is an error in any of your bank account details:-With the above information we can reach you and have all detailed

Errors corrected before the funds will be wired to your local bank.

Yours Sincerely,

Mr. DAVID HINSON

Head, Private Banking Section.

Barclays Bank Plc

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