An Email with the Subject "US$18.7 Million Approved To You" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:39:46 -0800 and has been classified as a Advance Fee Fraud/419 Scam Email. The sender shows as "BARCLAYS BANK PLC. UK."<jjjwest_barclays@yahoo.com.hk>.
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Barclays Bank Plc. Uk. 1, Churchill Place London E14 5HP United Kingdom www.barclays.co.uk 01**01**2010 Sir/Ma, RE: BANK INSTRUCTIONS TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE SUM OF US$18.7 Million {Eighteen Million Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only}. Barclays Bank Plc. Uk. wish to congratulate and inform you that after thorough review of your Inheritance/Contract funds transfer release documents in conjunction with the World Bank Swiss and the International Remittance Division assessment report, your payment file was forwarded to us for immediate transfer of a part-payment of US$18.7 Million {Eighteen Million Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only} to your designated bank account from their offshore account with us. The Auditor's reports forwarded to this office shows that you may have been going through hard times by paying alot of money to see to the release and transfer of your funds, which has been delayed by some impostors and dubious officials. We therefore advise that you stop further communication with any correspondence outside this office since you do not have to pay any money or fee to receive your funds as you have met with the whole funds transfer requirements, and also keep this development strictly confidential for the security of your funds on the ground that you have dispatched your details to the impostors and dubious officials you were formerly dealing with. THIS DEVELOPMENT MUST BE STRICTLY KNOWN TO YOU ONLY. KEEP IT AWAY FROM THE DUBIOUS OFFICIALS YOU WERE FORMERLY DEALING WITH FOR THE SECURITY OF YOUR FUNDS. The only thing required from you is to obtain the Non-Residential Clearance Document to enable us credit your account directly by TELEGRAPHIC-WIRE transfer or through any of our correspondent banks and send copies of the funds transfer release documents to you and your bankers for confirmation. Should you follow our directives, your funds will be credited and confirm in your nominated bank account within three (3) bank working days from the day you obtain this Non-Residential Clearance Document. For further details kindly get back to us through an email response and give me a telephone call with the number provided below; Faithfully Yours, Jeannette Jones-West (Mrs.) Head, International Banking Division Tel: 0044 703 1875 199 Fax: 0044 870 9503 343 Email: jjwest_brclays@yahoo.com.hk Barclays Bank Plc. Uk. www.barclays.co.uk