419 scam: "FROM Chairman Barclays Bank London"<office11org@gmail.com> FROM Chairman 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:

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:
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- +447035924634 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "FROM Chairman Barclays Bank London" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barclysfax11@googlemail.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2016 05:21:17 -0700
Subject: FROM Chairman Barclays Bank London

Barclays Bank London Barclays Bank PLC is registered in England . Registered No: 1026167. Registered Office: 1 Churchill Place , London E14 5HP. Barclays Bank PLC is authorized and regulated by the Financial Services Authority._______________________________________________________________________________________________

Ref: 9905240

From: Barclays Bank London

Foreign Head of Operations Department

Registered Office: 1 Churchill Place ,

London E14 5HP.United Kingdom .

Telephone number +4470359 24634

CONTRACT #:MAV/FGN/MIN/016.

Registered No: 102616712-2009

15th of October 2016

Attn: Sir,

NOTICE OF PAYMENT RETURN TO LONDON BANK (Barclays Bank London )

Following the signal we received from our affiliated bank in United State Of America (USA)oncerning your payment from reserve account they have with us, be that your payment will now be effected from our bank (BARCLAYS BANK PLC) London .

We wish to remind you today that your payment file and your payment fund has return back to our bank which is Barclays Bank London and you are advice for your own interest to get back to this bank with all your data and also your identification for claim.

Yours Truly

John Mcfarlane

Head Director Of Operation

Chairman Barclays Bank London

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