419 scam: "Barclays Bank Plc London, United Kingdom." <paulnelson.telexdepartment@admin.in.th> WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS? WHO IS MR. TERJE NORDSTRAND, YOUR BROTHER?

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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:
- "mrpaulnelson.telexdepart@admin.in.th" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "mrpaulnelson.telexdepart@admin.in.th" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447700074726

Fraud email example:

From: "Barclays Bank Plc London, United Kingdom." <paulnelson.telexdepartment@admin.in.th>
Reply-To: mrpaulnelson.telexdepart@admin.in.th
Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2011 23:27:54 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS? WHO IS MR. TERJE NORDSTRAND, YOUR BROTHER?

BARCLAYS BANK PLC LONDON
KNIGHTSBRIDGE INTL BKNG CTRE DEPT
P.O BOX 9042, BOWATER HOUSE,
65 KNIGHTSBRIDGE LONDON SWIX 7 BW.
ENGLAND/UNITED KINGDOM
TEL: +44 770 007 4726
E-MAIL: mrpaulnelson.telexdepart@admin.in.th

Attn; Please,

I want to say that I'm disappointed in you for such low thinking of yours because we all knew that the funds are legally approved in your favour, but that is not enough reason for you to change the beneficiary ownership without informing us the Bank incharge of your transfer.

We just received your new account which you sent to us.

The problem in this account is that it does not bear your name as beneficiary but a man who claim to be your elder brother MR. TERJE NORDSTRAND.

His surname and address is quite different from yours. We have been informed that you are unable to take care of the service charge and your brother told us that you have instructed him to pay the service charge/ITCR and receive your money for you.

However, we have successfully completed verifications on your fund today and confirm it legitimate to release the sum of (us$15.5million) being payment to your new nominated Bank account states thus:

Bank: DnBNOR Bank, Oslo
A/C name: Henning Jensen Reinsch
A/C number: 1250 04 50922
IBAN: NO 45 12500450922
BIC/SWIFT: DNBANOKK

I had called the Director of Operations from Africa where your fund/payment file came from but he denied this man. We are biased but just want to confirm before we make the transfer to him.

Do you still need your whole fund transferred to your old account as stated before or do we continue with this new account of this man TERJE as your next of kin. Let me know by email immediately or call me before it is late today. We shall work on the change of ownership of the whole funds to this man once we hear from you.

Note; that transmittal sheet can be send to you once the transfer is completed here (if you need it) to help you confirm your funds with your brother's Bank.

Please, do not bother about the fee, your brother is ready to take care of everything to receive this fund in his name as beneficiary since you told him that you are no more interested.

We have not received the fee from him yet, but will advise him to send it after the beneficiary ownership approval papers of the fund changes to his name.

For more information, call me now on +44 770 007 4726.

Thank you.

Sincerely Yours In Service,

Mr. Paul Nelson.
Director, Telex Department
Barclays Bank Plc,
London, United Kingdom.
Tel: +44 770 007 4726
E-mail: mrpaulnelson.telexdepart@admin.in.th

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