419 scam: "Barclays Bank"<frankmilesdistrict@gmail.com> Urgent and Confidential

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "might come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "there are practically no risks involved" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- work17781@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barclays Bank" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barclaysdept11701@aliyun.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2019 11:49:42 -0700
Subject: Urgent and Confidential

Head of Accounting Department,
Barclays Bank Ghana Ltd (BBG)
Mr David Owusu.

Dear Friend,

Before I introduce myself, I wish to inform you that this message is not a hoax E-mail and I urge you to treat it with seriousness. I know this E-mail might come to you as a surprise anyway, but I believe its only takes a day to meet people and become great family, friends and business partners.

This message is personally directed to you and I request that it will be treated as such, because it is not a hoax E-mail or a scam please. I decided to write you this message as I have been in search of someone with the same last name as my late client in our bank. So I got your contact during my search for a reliable, trust worthy and honest person to introduce this transfer project with. My name is Mr Prince Owusu. I am the Head of Accounting Department BBG, Accra branch Ghana.

I write you this proposal in good faith; I am married with three lovely children. I am a man of peace and have sincere respect for human feelings and opinions. I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit you and I. I was the personal account Officer to my late client, who hails from your country, meanwhile it is my duty to send in a financial report to my head office in the capital city, Accra at the end of each business year.

My late client deposited the sum of US$4,500,000 (Four Million,Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) with our branch since year 2012,which I happens to be her personal account Officer, since the death of my late client in a fatal car accident cause by earth quake in Bombay India in November 13 2016. I have tried all my possible best to locate her family,but all my effort prove abortive. Because my late client deposited the fund without any beneficiary or next of kin. And my bank headquarters has mandated me as her personal account Officer to look for her next of kin,or else the fund will be confiscated and sent to Ghana Government Treasure purse.

After several attempt to locate the late decease family or anybody that is related to her,but I could not succeed. So I have reported back to my bank top officials that I have located one of her beneficiaries, which happens to be you. So kindly get back to me immediately if you are interested in this deal, all I want from you is for you to stand as the next of kin to my late client, as a personal accountant to my late client. I have all the vital documents that will enable you receive the fund without any hintch. Kindly get back to me as soon as possible,so that I can give you all the full details of the transaction.

There are practically no risks involved. Because the transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law, it will be simply a bank-to-bank transfer, and all I need from you is to stand claim as the next of kin. So that my bank headquarters can approve and order the immediate transfer of the fund into your designated bank account within some banking working days. If you accept to work with me,then I will appreciate it very much as you are the first and the only person I am contacting for this transaction.

I will offer 35% of the total fund as your own share and you will also help me to invest some fund into a lucrative business in your country. Because I am planning to resign from the bank after the success of this deal. Do not be afraid I will be giving you all the necessary guideline and information that the bank might require.

Kindly send me an email as soon as you receive this message on my direct email address:
(work17781@gmail.com) so that we can go over to the details:

Thank you in advance and may God bless you and your family.

Sincerely,
Mr David Owusu
Economist and Accountant...

N/B:If you are willing and interested to work with me, forward in your response the following information's:

NAME:.
AGE.
RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
OCCUPATION:..
PHONE:.
COUNTRY:..
COMPANY:..(IF ANY)

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