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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 London" <info@test.com>
Reply-To: dominicwilliamsh010@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2020 12:42:39 +0100
Subject: REF: - INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE SUM OF (US$27, 000,
000.00)

BARCLAYS BANK PLC.
CLAPHAM JUNCTION BRANCH,
7 ST JOHNS HILL,
SW 11 1 TN, LONDON
(dominicwilliamsh010@gmail.com)

Attention: ,

REF: - INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE SUM OF (US$27,000,000.00)

This is the second time we are notifying you about this said fund.
After due vetting and evaluation of your inheritance file which the
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in conjunction with the
Ministry Of Finance in the Federal Republic of Nigeria, forwarded
and contracted us to see to your immediate payment of the sum of
US$27,000,000.00 from their Offshore account with USA. We were meant
to understand from our findings that you have been going through hard
ways by paying a lot of charges to see to the release of your fund
(UD$27, 000, 000, 00), which has been delayed, due to the handiwork of
some miscreant elements from Nigeria.

We advice that you stop further communication with any correspondence
from Nigeria, The only thing required from you is to obtain
Non-Resident Clearance Form/Receipt hence the Government has approved
your transfer, and your payment will commence without any delay.Your
representatives in Nigeria would tell you to still go ahead with them
but on your own risk. We are not asking you to pay any fee to this
bank here in United Kingdom as the government of Nigeria has paid us
for handling/processing of your payment with other customers.

We will help you to see that you obtain the form so that our bank
will affect immediate transfer of your sum (US$27,000, 000, 00) into
your designated bank account. Should you follow up our directives,
your fund will reflect in your account within five Bank working days
from the day you obtain this form. Do not go through anybody again but
through this Bank if you really want your fund. Finally, you are
advised to forward to this bank your receiving bank account
information if you would want this fund to be remitted.

Your response is needed (dominicwilliamsh010@gmail.com)

Yours sincerely,

Mr. Dominic Williams Head,
Private Banking Section.
Barclays Bank Plc London.
E-mail: dominicwilliamsh010@gmail.com

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