419 scam: "Barclays Bank Plc"<jhlee77@semimaterials.com> Your Payment

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "hundred thousand us 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)
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" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barbabubaecobnk00@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2016 11.19.23 +0100
Subject: Your Payment

FROM :BHANSALI SHRENIL

Capital Financial Advisor
BARCLAYS BANK PLC.
1 Churchill Place, London E14 5HP
United Kingdom

Dear Sir/Madam,

In furtherance to the agreement reached by the United Nations(UN) and African Union (AU) to further extend the financial aid to the Latter in adherence to the laid down conditions,the African Union in their last General Assembly directed all member countries to as a matter of urgency pay all outstanding contracts,inheritance and winnings being owed through the UN collaboration.

To that effect,We were nominated as one of the disbursing banks to the United Nations (UN) and was instructed by the UN to pay you One million two hundred thousand US dollars ($1.2m) as part of your accumulated interest on your contract,inheritance fund by ATM ,DRAFT/CHEQUE OR CASH.

You are therefore required to reconfirm the following:.

a, Name --------------------------------------

b, tel number --------------------------------

c, Address ----------------------------------

d, preferred mode of payment ATM , DRAFT/CHEQUE , WIRE OR CASH

Yours faithfully,
BHANSALI SHRENIL
Capital Financial Advisor

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