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

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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:
- "transfer of your funds" (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)
- "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)
- "offshore account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "acarnwath@hosanna.net" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Barclays Bank Plc" <intlrmbarclays@hosanna.net>
Reply-To: alcarnwath@hosanna.net
Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2010 04:01:36 +0300 (EEST)
Subject: RE:Bank instructions to credit your account with US$1,200,000.00

Barclays Bank Plc
1 Churchill Place
London, E14 5HP-United Kingdom
http://www.barclays.co.uk
Registered No: 1026167,England.

Sir,

Re: Bank instructions to Credit your account with US$1,200,000.00

We at this bank wish to congratulate and inform you that after thorough
review of all outstanding lottery prize money, inheritance and contract
funds in conjunction with the United Nations and World Bank's auditors
assessment report, your payment file was forwarded to us for the immediate
transfer of the above quoted part-payment amount of US$1,200,000.00 to
your bank account from their offshore account with us.

The evaluation reports given to us shows that you have been going through
hard times by paying a lot of money to certain groups of individuals and
banks for the transfer of your funds, which has been delayed by some
dubious officials.

We therefore advice that you stop further communication with any
correspondence outside this office since you do not have to pay any money
or fee to receive your lottery prize money, inheritance or contract funds
as you have met up with the whole funds transfer requirements.

The only thing required from you is to obtain the Non-Residential
Remittance Clearance Form to enable our bank credit your account directly
by telegraphic transfer or through any of our corresponding banks and send
copies of the funds transfer release documents to you and your bankers for
confirmation.

Should you follow our directives, your funds will be credited and reflect
in your bank account within three (3) bank working days from the day you
obtain this Non-Residential Remittance Clearance Form.

For further details on this funds transfer notice and to protect the
confidentiality of your information, kindly forward your CONTACT ADDRESS,
TELEPHONE and FAX NUMBERS directly to my private e-mail:
acarnwath@hosanna.net

Yours sincerely,

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

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