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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: mike01_adams@terra.com.mx
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 07:58:59 -0800
Subject: PROPOSITION

FROM:MIKE ADAMS
575 Finchley Road
London NW3 7BJ,U.K.
UNITED KINGDOM.

PROPOSITION:

My name is Mike Adams. I am a friend and a personal councellor to a former
credit manager and then the account officer of a foreigner named Gerard
St.Germain who died in an air crash along with his wife on the 31st October
2000 in an Egyptian airline 990,with other passengers on board. You can
confirm this from the website below.

http://www.cnn.com/US/9911/02/egyptair990.list/index.html

My friend resigned from the bank months ago because of internal and family
problems,but before his resignaton he was managing the deposit account of
the late Gerard St Germain were he had access to some vital information
as to how the funds will be paid to the next of kin. Since his death, none
of his next-of-kin is alive to make claims for this money as his heir,because
they all died in the same accident, him and the wife, Yvette St.Germain
(May their soul rest in peace).

The bank cannot release the funds from his account unless someone applies
for the claim as the next-of-kin to the deceased as indicated in their banking
guidelines. Upon this discovery, my friend asked me to look for a reliable
person to stand as the next of kin because he can not handle this directly
since he has worked in the bank, I now seek your permission to have you
stand as a next of kin to the deceased, as all documentations will be carefully
worked out by me and my friend for the funds valued (US$15,000,000.00) to
be released in your favour as the beneficiary's next of kin because after
four years the money will be called back to the bank treasury as unclaimed
bills and the money shared amongst the directors of the bank. So it is on
this note that my friend asked me to seek for whom his name shall be used
as the next of kin/beneficiary to this funds rather than allow the bank
directors to share this money amongst themselves at the end of the year.
Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance to this noble offer
by furnishing me with the following information if you are interested. 1.A
Beneficiary name and address in order for me to to get a probate for the
transfer of the funds in your name. 2. Direct Telephone and fax numbers.For
our personal contact and mutual discussion .
Upon your acceptance, I shall give you my direct telephone number so that
we can discuss freely.We shall be compensating you with four million dollars(US$4
Million Dollars) on final conclusion of this project for your assistance,US$1
Million Dollars shall be for any unforssen expenses,while the remaining
US$10 Million will be shared between me and my friend.
If this proposal is acceptable by you, please endeavor to contact me immediately,
if not please disregard this email. Please contact me through my alternative
emailaddress:mike01_adams@yahoo.com
Regards,
Mike Adams.


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