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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 <bankofficelimited01@gmail.com>
Reply-To: bnkofficefile@naver.com
Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2021 13:15:30 -0700
Subject: DEAR CUSTOMER

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BARCLAYS INVESTMENT BANK PLC.
1301 McKinney St # 400, Houston,
TX 77010, United States
Telephone: 518-504-0071.





Attention: Sir/Madam,

TRANSFER NOTICE OF £7,500,000.00 POUNDS.

I, Mr. Jose Briceno, Managing Director Barclays Investment Bank, want
to inform you that We have a transaction documentation in your name
for the remittance of £7,500,000.00 Pounds (Seven Million Five Hundred
Thousand Great Britain Pounds Only) into your bank account. This
£7,500,000.00 Pounds was transferred by the Barclays Bank of London
Board of Directors to our Houston Texas branch. According to the good
news that your Email-Address Won the sum of £7,500,000.00 Pound for
the last National Lottery draw there in London United Kingdom.

We hereby bring to your notice that your winning payment is being
processed and the sum of £7,500,000.00 Pound has been CONVERTED TO
UNITED STATES DOLLAR, which is the sum of $10,580,000.00 United States
Dollar ( Ten Million Five Hundred and Eighty Thousand United States
Dollar only ) Will be released to you as soon as you re-confirm your
information to Barclays Investment Bank of Houston Texas.

Kindly re-confirm your information to us so that this bank, and we
will proceed on the releasing of your fund immediately into your bank
account.

Your Full Name:
Your Contact Address:
Your Phone Number:
Your Age/Occupation:
Nationality:
Scan copy of your Identification:
And Your Bank details:

As soon as this information is received, your payment will be wired
into your bank account directly from Barclays Investment Bank and a
copy will be given to you for you to take to your bank and confirm it.




Best Regards,

Mr. Jose Briceno,
Managing Director,
Barclays Investment Bank.

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