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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 PLC LONDON" <barclaysbankplclondon02@ig.com.br>
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:13:18 -0700
Subject: INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE SUM OF (US$27,000,000.00)


[image: Barclays]

BARCLAYS BANK PLC UK LONDON.
1 Churchill Place, London,
E14 5HP. Barclays Bank PLC, LONDON
Email: bankplcbarclays@ymail.com


REF:- INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE SUM OF (US$27,000,000.00)

Attention:mr/madam,* *

This is the second time we are notifying you about this said fund.After due
vetting and evaluation of your Inheritance file which The Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation NNPC in conjunction with the Ministry Of Finance Of
the Federal Republic of Nigeria Forwarded and contracted us to see to your
immediate payment of the sum of US$27.M from their Offshore Account with
us.

We were meant to understand from our findings that you have been going
through hard ways by paying alot of charges to see to the release of your
fund US$27.M , which has been delayed. Which has been the handwork of some
miscreant elements from Nigeria We advice that you stop further
communication with any correspondence from Nigeria. You don't have to pay
any charges to receive your Contract fund anymore 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
Form/Receipt United Kingdom as the Government of Nigeria intructed us to
make sure we pay you your inheritance fund without any further delays once
you follow all our banking instructions.

We will help you to see that you obtain the form so that our bank will
effect immediate transfer of your Inheritance sum US$27.M into your
designated bank account.

Should you follow up our directives, your fund will reflect in your
account within five Bank working days from the day you obtain this form. Do
not go through anybody again but through this Bank if you really want your
fund.Finally, you are advice to forward to this bank your receiving Account.
Where you want this fund to be remitted.

Thanks for your co_operation.

Yours sincerely,

Mr. Mike James
Head, Private Banking Section.
1 Churchill Place, London,
E14 5HP. Barclays Bank PLC, LONDON
Email: bankplcbarclays@ymail.com

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