419 scam: "INFO"<john@aim.com> PAYMENT NOTIFICATION FROM BARCLAYS BANK LONDON

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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.
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.
- +447045739320 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- bbarclaysbanklondon@uku.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "INFO" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <acard84@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:10:27 +0800
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION FROM BARCLAYS BANK LONDON

ATTN BENEFICIARY.

THIS MESSAGE IS FROM BARCLAYS BANK LONDON.ACCORDING TO THE POWER GIVING TO OUR BANK.WE WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT OUR BANK IS THE ONLY AUTHORISE BANK IN LONDON TO RELEASE AND PAY YOUR CONTRACT INHERITED FUND $2.5M THROUGH MASTER CARD AND THE MASTER CARD WILL BE SEND TO YOUR ADDRESS AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE YOUR FULL INFORMATION INCLUDE YOUR PASSPORT.

GET BACK TO US WITH THE INFORMATION BELOW

FULL NAME AND ADDRESS

ID CARD AND MOBILE TELEPHONE NO

AGE AND OCCUPATION

YOU ARE GOING TO WITHRAW $5000 FROM THE MASTER CARD PER DAY AND THE MASTER CARD TOGETHER WITH THE PIN CODE WILL BE SEND TO YOU TO ENABLE YOU WITHRAW YOUR MONEY $2.5MUSD FROM THE MASTER CARD STARTING FROM THE DAY YOU RECEIVE THE PACKAGE.

CALL ME +447045739320 OR WRITE US bbarclaysbanklondon@uku.co.uk FOR MORE INFORMATION.

REGARDS

DR DAVID MOORE

BARCLAYS BANK LONDON.

TEL;+447045739320

EMAIL; bbarclaysbanklondon@uku.co.uk

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