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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "BARCLAYS BANK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <kelvinkeagan@rocketmail.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2019 01:50:39 -0500
Subject: CONFIRM YOUR FUNDS WITH OUR BANK

BARCLAYS BANK.
Piccadilly Circus,
48 Regent Street
London W1B 5RA , United Kingdom.
Tel: +441134780587
Office Hours Mon – Fri 9am – 5pm
Sat 10am – 3pm






SUBJECT: PAYMENT ADVICE

I wish to bring to your kind notice that we have received a payment

advice originating from the orders of our affiliate bank for the sum

of $10.400.000.00 (TEN MILLION FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) on the

8TH of January 2018 to be remitted to you in an ESCROW ACCOUNT. Since

you do not have a regular account with our bank, and the said fund is

being placed on ESCROW ACCOUNT till date,we will need to open an

account on your behalf to facilitate this transfer to your account

without further delay.


We have accepted to assist you with the setting up an online bank

account (E-BANK) with this financial institution. Sir,Madam as a

matter of urgency, be advised to reconfirm the following for immediate

verification/processing of your payment:-


(1.) Complete Full

Names:................................................................

.
(2.) Complete home or office

Address:.........................................
(3.) Your

profession:...........................................................

....
(4.) Country of Origin and Place of

Birth.....................................
(5.) Your next Kin's Names /

Address:..........................................
(6.) A copy of your International Passport or Driver's License to be

sent by an email attachment.
(7.) Date and Place of Birth:........................

..................................
(8.) Telephone and Fax

Number:.....................................................



In details,

1) ONLINE BANKING: Online banking is very safe and convenient. It will

allow you to pay your bills and make transactions, transfer of money

from one account to another, and Check your bank statement of account

anytime during the day and the week.

The bank will never close because you can access it through your

laptop or computer. So, no matter in which country you are anywhere in

the world, you can go online and handle your finances. No longer does

a person have to wait for the bank statement to arrive in the mail to

check account balances. You can check the balance everyday by logging

into your account online. In addition to checking balances and

transactions, one can catch discrepancies in the account right away

and deal with them swiftly. The best part is that this can be done

anywhere! As long as you have Internet access, you can practice online

banking, since bills are paid online, the necessity of writing checks,

affixing postage and posting the payment in the mail is eliminated.


We also acknowledge your transfer advice to your account: A transfer

request has been lodged with the ESB Regulations. Your transfer will

be affected within 24hours of receipt of this clearance. Should you

have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me directly and all

conversations about this transaction should be sent to my private

email for the smooth confidential protocol of these funds.

Thank you for Banking with us, the trusted name in finance.Quality

service is our greatest concern.

Regards.
Dr Kelvin Keagan
Foreign Operations Director
Direct Line +441 1347 80587
Private Email: kelvinkeagan@rocketmail.com






PLEASE CONFIRM THE RECIEPT OF THIS MAIL:

The information contained in this e-mail is confidential and may

contain proprietary information. It is meant solely for the intended

recipient. Access to this e-mail by anyone else is unauthorized. If

you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying,

distribution or any action taken or omitted in reliance on this, is

prohibited and may be unlawful .No liability or responsibility is

accepted if information or data is, for whatever reason corrupted or

does not reach its intended recipient. No warranty is given that this

e-mail is free of viruses. The views expressed in this e-mail are,

unless otherwise stated, those of the author and not those of BBL or

its management. BBL reserves the right to monitor, intercept and block

e-mails Addressed to its users or take any other action in accordance

with its email policy. Licensed divisions of BBL PLC are authorized

financial service providers in terms of the Financial Advisory and

Intermediary Services Act 37 of 2002.Thanks.

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