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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: "Dr David Mark" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dr.davidmark79@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:38:57 -0800
Subject: ATTN: BENEFICIARY/INHERITANCE,

FIRST BANK OF BENIN PLC   
                        truly the first
Corporate Headquarters:
HEAD OFFICE: SAMUEL ASABIA HOUSE,
35 MARINA BENIN .
TEL: +22996582504, FAX: 229-9-7591119
E-mail: drdavid3@walla.com
Our Ref: FBNP/X-XI/2007
   
                  
ATTN: BENEFICIARY/INHERITANCE, 
      
    
RE: NOTIFICATION OF YOUR OUTSTANDING CONTRACT PAYMENT WITH THE FEDERAL OF BENEIN . FOLLOWING A DEPT BUY –BACK AGREEMENT (DBA) REACHED BETWEEN OUR BANK AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF BENIN UNDER THE 2005/2006 FISCAL YEAR SCHEMES.
YOUR OUTSTANDING CONTRACT PAYMENT WITH THE REPUBLIC GOVERNMENT OF BENIN WILL OW BE PAID THROUGH OUR BANK (FIRST BANK  PLC ) UNDER THE TERMS OF THE DEPT BUY- BACK AGREEMENT (DBA). WE ARE TO PAY YOUR COMPANY IMMEDIATELY WHILE THE GOVERNMENT WILL REFUND OUR BANK THROUGH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TREASURY BILLS IN FAVOUR OF OUR BANK MATURING IN 2007/2008.
IN YOUR FILE,IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WERE SOME IRREGULARITIES BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT FOLLOWED THE DUE PROCESS  OF CLEARANCE AND PAYMENT THAT IS WHY YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVE YOUR FUND EVEN AFTER COMPLETING THE CONTRACT. HOWEVER, THIS BANK HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SORT THESE IRREGULARITIES.
SUBSEQUENTLY, REPUBLIC OF BENIN (RGB) ORDER CONTRACT NUMBER P24K WAS SUED TO THIS BANK DIRECTING US TO REMIT YOUR FUND IMMEDIATELY. PLEASE SEND MEDIATELY YOUR BANK INFORMATION, PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT OUR CORRESPONDING BANK IN LONDON TO MAKE WRONGFUL TRANSFER.
YOU ARE ADVISED TO CALL ME AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS MESSAGE ON MYDIRECT TELEPHONE: +22998744835.
  
BEST REGARDS
DR.DAVID MARK
DIRECTOR, FOREIGN PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
 

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