419 scam: "Sir Johnny Sunderland"<sirjohnnys@mail.co.uk> Re: Your Payment Update.

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "to your nominated bank account" (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)
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
- "fund beneficiary" (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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
- "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "johnny.barclays@globomail.com" (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.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- +447035967932 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Sir Johnny Sunderland" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info.barclays.johnny@globomail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2013 09:55:21 -0800
Subject: Re: Your Payment Update.

>From The Desk of Sir Johnny Sunderland
Foreign Remittance Department
Barclays Bank PLC.
1 Churchill Place, London, E14 5HP
Mobile:+44-703-596-7932
www.barclays.co.uk

Our Re:Bac/028/iole/13

18th of December 2013

Dear Honorable Fund Beneficiary

Did you authorize one Mr. Louis Henrik who presented Account #; 62999010682 Routing; 240120749745,Bank name; Navy Federal Credit Union, P.O. Box 3100 Merrifield,VA 22119-3100 USA to received this fund on your behalf as he claimed.He has also presented a purported power of attorney document to have been signed by you for the release of your Payment to him as your representative,although your fund originated from United Nations award compensation fund in your favor valued Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ($10.500,00 USD) only, which have been made and sealed for transfer into the presented Bank details through our telex department. Why this development?,because the Fund release order issued to this Bank was credited on your name before this latest development of Mr. Louis Henrik.

Ensure that you do not delay to get back soonest as this calls for urgent and cogent attention to avoid misappropriation, misconception and misconstrue in BARCLAYS BANK beneficiary's financial transfer record. If you did not give any Power of Attorney or Authorization to the said Mr. Louis Henrik for claim of your fund, please reconfirm immediately to avoid banking irregularities, as your fund is now ready to be release (based on the urgent instructions from the Committee of Foreign Compensation Payments Board under the control of United Nations Secretary General Mr. Ban Ki-Moon.

In summary to your fund transfer do contact the Barclays Bank for your fund release. As soon as this information is received, your payment will be made to you in a Bank to Bank wire Transfer to your nominated bank account or Certified ATM Card, which will enable you withdraw a total amount of $3000,00 USD daily from any Atm Machine within the globe. You are advice to contact the Foreign Department immediately. Your Inheritance Compensation Ref. No. is BAR/LON/UK/BEN/011, this fund is inline with the Federal Policy for release of all outstanding payment beneficiary due for payment as directed by the authority involved. For further explanation, your request and enquiry will be highly welcome and treat with understanding.

Waiting for your Reply.

Sir Johnny Sunderland
Foreign Remittance Department
Email:johnny.barclays@globomail.com
Mobile: +44-703-596-7932 (available 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.)

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