419 scam: "BARCLAYS BANK PLC,UK" <test@compute.amazonaws.com> Re: Foreign Payment Settlement.

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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)
- "consignment " (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)
- "certified bank draft" (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "BARCLAYS BANK PLC,UK" <test@compute.amazonaws.com>
Reply-To: bankbarclays.plc11@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2017 18:35:04 -0500
Subject: Re: Foreign Payment Settlement.

BARCLAYS BANK PLC,UK
1 Churchill Place,
London, E14 5HP
From The Desk Of:
Mr. Arnold Auckland
(Foreign Operation Manager)
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Attention,
=

=

I am Mr. Arnold Auckland from Barclays Bank PLC,UK. we had just formed a ne=
w forum which is the newly inaugurated World Debt Recovery committee (WDRC)=
. My committee has a mandate to recover unpaid debts associated with NNPC c=
ontracts, Lottery fund, inheritance fund, loans and grants etc ranging from=
$1M-$95.5M owed to various beneficiaries and companies across the globe (A=
sia, Europe, USA, Africa, and Australia) and submit the list of the unpaid =
beneficiaries/companies to the 2 appointed official paying Banks for immedi=
ate payment of the fund.
=

=

In the course of our investigation, your email address/particulars were sho=
rtlisted among the first fifteen individuals yet to be paid hence this emai=
l. However, we received a petition today from one Mrs.Christina Morgan that=
you are dead. According to her, you died in a plane crash as such your fun=
d should be paid to her as the apparent heir. She has also submitted her Ba=
nk account with Bank of America for the transfer of the fund to her.
=

=

To avoid undue delay or paying the fund to wrong individual/beneficiary, we=
have decided to contact you for confirmation. If we fail to hear from you =
after 72 hours, it will be assumed that the petition of Mrs.Morgan is true =
and the fund will be paid to her without further delay.
=

=

Therefore, We would like you to choose below your choice of fund release:
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(A) Bank Transfer/Online Banking
(B) Certified Bank Draft/Cheque
(C) ATM Card
(D) Consignment
=

Your full personal information is also required as below which will be nee=
ded for the transfer of your fund.
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(A) Full name and residential address
(B) Next of kin
(C) Occupation
(D) Nationality
(E) Bank Account Information
(F) Telephone numbers
(G) Scan the first page of your international passport or drivers license, =
recent passport photograph, send all via email attachment.
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Your urgent response is always required because you have a limited time to =
execute this fund.
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Sincerely Yours
Mr. Arnold Auckland

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