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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: "AIB PLC" <aib-----cdoherty22@att.net>
Reply-To: <cdoherty@blumail.org>
Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2011 23:57:06 -0000
Subject: RE: THE IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT NOTICE FROM THE IRISH BANKS PLC, LONDON.

Allied Irish Bank Plc,
Sovereign House, 361 King Street,
Hammersmith, London W6 9NA,
England, United Kingdom.

RE: WORLD BANK'S MANDATE FOR THE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT.

This is to inform you that the World Bank and the African Development Bank has mandated Our bank (Allied Irish Bank GB Plc) to settle all the outstanding payments as contract payments, inheritance funds or lottery winning originated from any part of Africa, Europe and Asian countries due to unauthorised demands of payments by corrupt officials of Apex Banks and other financial firms as reported by the international communities.

Be infomed that the instruction from the World Bank and African Development Bank stipulated that your funds will be release to you through International Certified Bank Draft or Telegraphic Wire Transfer and all the fund approvals and authorisation documents including irrevocable payment guarantee bond from the World Bank, fund clearance certificate from your payment instructors was issued in your favour and handed over to us, therefore your payment will be release to you withoutany incumberances.

On this process, you are advised to forward your direct telephone numbers, complete names and secured mailing address i.e {house/office address} to our Group Finance Director [Mr. Allan Moore, CBE] for the immediate process/release of your funds to you. Note that Ten Million Dollars Only (US$10,000,000.00) was allocated to you by the World Bank in conjunction with the African Development Bank.

Finally, you are advised to dissociate yourself from any way you might have been working to receive your payment no matter your commitment to avoid misinformation and demands of unauthorised payments. Our Group Finance Director is waiting to receive your communication and release your funds to you through International Certified Bank Draft without further delay.

Therefore, make your contact directly to the Group Finance Director of this bank, Mr. Allan Moore, CBE through his Telephone Number: +447031905116, Fax Number: +447006091329 and Email: aib_amoore@yahoo.co.jp

Note that it has come to our notice that scammers has employ this opportunity to defraud innocent people of their hard earned money, therefore, we warn you not to correspond to any unknown contact made to you without confirming from this office for prove as you might be lured with a similar opportunity that may sound interesting. You are advised not to contact any other office apart from our Group Managing Director as contained above.

Thanks for your cooperation.

Mr. Colm Doherty.
Group Managing Director,
Allied Irish Banks Plc, UK.

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