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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: jones_simeon@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 10:49:51 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Based=20on=20ths=20same=20last=20Name=20I=20write=20you=20=21=21?=

From: Mr. Jones Simeon
Standard Bank LTD
Apapa Branch
Lagos

Hello Sir,

I am Mr. Jones Simeon of Standard Bank LTD and Personal Account Manager
to a National Of your country, who bears the same last name with you. He
worked with Chevron Company in Lagos-Nigeria. Our client, his wife and their
Children were involved in Auto crash in which all the occupants of the vehicle
unfortunately lost their lives.

I have made several enquiries to your embassy here to locate any of my client
extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several
unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his countryman hence contacting
you to assist in repatriating the fund valued at US$12.5 million left behind
by our client.

Since I have been unsuccessfully in locating the relatives for sometime
years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the
deceased, so that the funds in his account can be transfer to you as his
next-of-kin.

I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the Money left behind by
our Customer before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the
Bank. The Banking guideline stipulates that if such Money remained unserviceable
for period of Two years and account unclaimed the Money will be confiscated
and this will happen after the next twenty days if nobody comes for the
money since we have not seen anybody for the money. Our Bank has been notifying
the notary Club for the past one you.

I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin since you have the
same last name so that the proceed of his account can be paid to you and
then you and me can share the money.

All I require from you is your honest co-operation while I shall use my
position in the Bank to perfect Strategy for release of the fund into the
account you will nominate. There is absolutely no risk involved in the transaction.

Best Regards
Jones Simeon




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