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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: "amencodickson221@yahoo.fr" <mikeobi2@terra.com.mx>
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 02:47:16 +0000
Subject: WITH TRUST

Dear Friend,

I am Barrister Mike Obi, the Personal Attorney to a Foreign Contractor,
who worked with a Multinational Oil Firm in Nigeria. On the 11th of
September 2001, my client, a Mexican National, late Engineer Carlos Montoya,
an oil Merchant / Contractor with the Federal Government of Nigeria, until
his death Three years ago in a ghastly terrorist attack to American Airlines
Flight 11, from Boston, Massachusetts, to Los Angeles, California,crashed
into the North Tower of the World Trade Centre with 86 people on board.
All occupants of the Aeroplane unfortunately lost their lives.

Since then I have made several inquiries 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 have contacted you to assist me in repatriating the money
left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable
by the Bank where this huge deposits were lodged.

Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an account valued at about
US$9Million has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin,relatives
so that the fund left will be transferred or have the account confiscated
within the next twenty official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the the relatives for over 3
years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased
so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$9Million can be paid to
you and then you and I can share this money. 70% to me and 25% to you,while
5% should be for expenses or tax as your Government may require.

All I require is your honest and co-operation to enable us see this deal
through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of the law.

I will want you to send to me on your return email the following information
for the transfer in your favour.

1, Name of beneficiary
2, Your contact address
3, The name of bank you wish we will use in receiving
the fund successfully and the Account numbers.
4, The complete address of the bank
5, Your private phone and fax numbers where we will be
communicating to each other.


I will want you to also send your reply to the following email (mobi2212003@yahoo.fr)
as soon as you get this
mail to enable us discuss on the modalities and
process for success of this transaction.

I await your kind response, Good day and God bless.

Regards,

Barrister Mike Obi.




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