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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Barrister Banco" <barristerbanco88@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barr_bancoeze55@walla.com
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 03:17:04 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY AND MERRY CHRISTAMS

FROM BARRISTER BANCO EZE CHAMBERS,
LEGAL PRACTITIONER AND PUBLIC NOTARY &
HIGH COURT REPRESENTATIVE
SUITE 202 OMEGA PLAZA, APAPA
LAGOS -NIGERIA.

Dear Sir/Ceo,

It is obvious that this proposal will come to you as a
suprise. This is because we have not met before but i
am inspired to sending you this email by the huge fund
transfer opportunity that will be of mutual benefit to
the two of us.

However, I am Barrister Banco Eze ,the personal
Attorney to the late Engr.Steve Moore a national of
Isle of Man in UK, who used to work with Shell
Petroleum Development Company(SPDC) in Nigeria. On the
21st of April 1996, my client,his wife And their three
children were involved in a car accident along
gamu/Lagos Express Road.

Unfortunately they all lost their lives in the event
of the accident, Since then I have made several
enquiries to several Embassies to locate any of my
clients extended relatives,this has also proved
unsuccessful.After these several unsuccessful
attempts,I decided to trace his relatives over the
Internet to locate any member of his family but of no
avail, hence I contacted you.

I contacted you to assist in repartrating the money
and property leftbehind by my client,I can easily
convince the bank with my legal practice that you are
the only surviving relation of my client. Otherwise
the Estate he left behind will be confiscated or
declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge
deposits were lodged.

Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an
account valued atabout $27million U.S dollars(twenty
seven million U.S.America dollars).Conseqently,The
bank issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or
have the account confiscated within the next ten
official working days.

since i have been unsuccesfull in locating the the
relatives for overseveral years now.I seek your
consent to present you as the next of kin of the
deceased,so that the proceeds of this account valued
at $27million U.Sdollars can be paid to your account
and then you and me can share the money. 55%to me and
40% to you,while 5% should be for expenses or tax as
your government may require.Your information such as
below:

1.your full name

2.Resident Address

3.Telephone/Fax Numbers

Is required for immedaite commence of this
transaction.

As a barrister of high standard, I have all necessary
legal documents that can be used to back up anyclaim
we may make. All I require is your honest cooperation
to enable us see this deal through.

I guarantee that this will be executed under
alegitimate arrangementthat will protect you from any
breach of the law.Please get in touch with me by my
email (bancoassociates@yahoo.com) to enable us discuss
further.

Yours Faithfully,
Barrister Banco Eze(Esq)


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