This just in from a reader:

Q: What do you make of this??

Sent to me Today  April 28 2009

BARCLAYS BANK PLC.
CLAPHAM JUNCTION BRANCH,
7 ST JOHNS HILL,
SW 11 1 TN, LONDON
WWW.barclaysbank.co.uk
Attention:  Sir/Madam.

REF:- INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT  YOUR  BANK  ACCOUNT
This is to notify you about the statue of your fund right now in my
desk.

After due vetting and evaluation of your Inheritance file which The
Ministry of Finance of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Forwarded and contracted us
to see to your immediate payment.

From our findings you have been going through hard ways by paying alot
of charges to see to the release of your fund ($27 million U.S
dollars(twenty seven Million U.S American Dollars). which has been delayed.

We advice that you stop further communication with any correspondence
from Nigeria, You don’t have to pay any charges to receive your Inheritance
fund anymore as you have met up with the whole requirements, your
representatives in Nigeria will tell you to still go ahead with them but on your own risk.

The only thing required from you is to obtain Non-Resident Clearance
Form/Reciept which we are not asking you to pay the fee to us here in
United Kingdom as the Government of Nigeria have paid us for handling/processing of
your payment with other customers.

We will help you to see that you obatin the form so that our bank will
effect immediate transfer of your Inheritance sum ($27 million U.S
dollars(twenty seven Million U.S American Dollars) in to your designated bank
account.

Will you follow up our directives your fund will reflect in your account within
five working Bank days from the day you obtain this form. Do not go through
anybody again but through this Bank if you really want your fund.

Please respond to my private email
(barclaysbankplc_isaecbrown01@yahoo.com)

Kindly let me have your Full Names,Telephone& Fax number to enable me
reach you on telephone. If you desire also I would let you have my telephone number
as soon as you want it. Thanks

Yours sincerely,

Mr Isaec Brown
Head, Private Banking Section.
Barclays Bank Plc

A: A fairly common scam. It’s been around for a while.
You can see some variations of it at these sites:

http://www.419scam.org/emails/2007-04/18/00994932.1.htm
http://www.fraudwatchers.org/forums/archive/index.php/t-8667.html
http://www.419baiter.com/_scam_emails/08-08e/scam-email-35616.html

Paul