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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: "JAN KUPECERA" <jankupecera@info.net> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mrjan@live.com
Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2010 00:19:58 +0100 (BST)
Subject: BARCLAYS BANK PLCLONDON




BARCLAYS BANK PLCLONDON
CLAPHAM JUNCTION BRANCH,
7 ST JOHNS HILL,
SW 11 1 TN, LONDON


Attention: Beneficiary

REF:-
INSTRUCTION
TO CREDIT
YOUR BANK
ACCOUNT

This is to notify you about the statue of your fund right now in my desk.
After due vetting and evaluation of your Inheritance file which The
Ministry of Finance of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Forwarded and
contacted us to see to your immediate payment.

We write to inform you that, this office has arrange all the necessary
document for our Telex Department for immediate programming them into our
payment system .But we can transfer the fund into your account yet until
you get the (NON RESIDENTIAL CERTIFICATE) submit to this bank for
immediately transfer into your account. We shall update you with next
correspondence as soon as we confirm the documents. Thanks for your
co-operation.

>From our findings you have been going through hard ways by paying a lot of
charges to see to the release of your fund ($15, 000, 000, 00) which has
been delayed. We advice that you stop further communication with any
correspondence from Nigeria. You don't have to pay any charges to receive
your Inheritance 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 which we are not asking you to pay the fee to us here in
United Kingdom as the Government of Nigeria have paid us for
handling/processing of your payment with other customers. We will help you
to see hat you obtain the form so that our bank will affect immediate
transfer of your Inheritance sum ($15,000, 000, 00) in to your designated
bank account.

If 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 anybody again but through this Bank if you really want your fund.

Head, Private Banking Section.
Ed, Foreign Payments
yours sincerely,
Mr. John Rob.

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