419 scam: "Barclays Bank Plc" <intlrmbarclays@hosanna.net> Re:instructions to transfer US$1,200,000.00 to your bank account

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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:
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
- "acarnwath@hosanna.net" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "Barclays Bank Plc" <intlrmbarclays@hosanna.net>
Reply-To: alcarnwath@hosanna.net
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2010 08:56:21 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re:instructions to transfer US$1,200,000.00 to your bank account

Barclays Bank Plc
1 Churchill Place
London, E14 5HP-United Kingdom
http://www.barclays.co.uk

Sir,

Re: instructions to transfer US$1,200,000.00 to your bank account.

We wish to congratulate and inform you that after thorough review of all
Contract, Inheritance and Lottery funds in conjunction with the Word Bank
and the United Nations auditors report, your payment file has finally been
forwarded to our bank for review and immediate transfer of your long
delayed funds starting with a first part transfer of US$1,200,000.00 to
your designated bank account in your country within the next 3 working
days.

However, we are surprised to receive another application this morning from
your representative, MR.RAY MITCHELL stating that you gave him a Power of
Attorney to be the beneficiary of your funds.
MR.RAY MITCHELL made us to believe that you are dead and that he is your
Next of Kin, hence we got your email address and decided to send a message
through this address hoping to find out if you are dead or alive and if at
any time you gave this man a Power of Attorney to represent you and
transfer your funds to the account below:

CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK
PAINTSVILLE, KY 41240,USA
ROUTING NUMBER: 042108216
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 30125318
ACCOUNT BENEFICIARY: RAY MITCHELL

Kindly inform us today by email, if you permitted and gave this transfer
authorization to MR.RAY MITCHELL to enable us update our records for
remittance and avoid wrong transfer of this US$1,200,000.00 to your
designated bank account.

For further details on this remittance notice and to protect the
confidentiality of your information, kindly send your TELEPHONE NUMBER
directly to my private e-mail: acarnwath@hosanna.net

Yours sincerely,

Mrs. Alison Carnwath
Head, Int'l Banking Dept.
Barclays Bank Plc, UK.

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