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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: "ANGEL MBATA" <angelambata2@fidelitymerchantbankplc.com>
Reply-To: angela_mbata@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 18:20:45 -0600
Subject: FROM HANSON

FROM: MRS ANGELA MABATA

EMAIL: angelambata@latinmail.com


I am MRS ANGELA MBATA a Banker in one of the leading Commercial Banks
here in Nigeria. I contacted you based on a mutual business transaction that
I would want us to handle in confidence and hope you can understand the need
for us to do this together.

One MR MOGAN HANSON and his wife. died in a ghastly motor accident while on
a business trip on the 24th of August 2002.The said couple had no children
and was about 63years old before their death. He never identified with
anybody as his relative and investigation made could not trace any known
relative of the late couple.

Before his death, he had the sum of $12,755,889.00 usd made from
contracts he executed with Oil Companies here in Nigeria and the proceeds
deposited with our Commercial Bank.

Few weeks ago, the Bank tried requesting that the next of KIN to the
deceased should come up to claim his fund deposited with our Bank. I am the
Manager in charge of unclaimed funds hence my contacting you to stand in as
the next of Kin. After much effort made to locate any of their relation
failed, I decided to contact you with my accountant to have you stand in as
the next of KIN to claim the fund so that the bank will not declare the
account dormant, freeze or confiscate the amount as they stated in the
letter sent to my Department.

If you can stand in, I assure you that this is risk free as I will advise
you on what to do to have this fund moved to your account and we can agree
on terms of sharing. All you have to do is to consent to this by giving me
the go ahead to have you presented to the Bank by filing in an official
report and presenting you as the next of kin through a lawyer. I will tell
you how to get a lawyer but it has to be confidential who will apply and
present you as the next of KIN.

AS soon as we make application, obtain the necessary approval, the money
will be paid through here or any of the banks payment centre overseas.
This will take us about 10 working days to conclude depending on how you
respond to our correspondence If you are willing to stand in as the next of
Kin, send to me your full names, telephone numbers for us to discuss and to
brief you on the procedure that has to be taken to have this transaction
concluded within a short period of time.

Note that we will have to reach an agreement on the> shearing of the fund as
you have to agree to give us our own share as soon as you receive the money
to your account. You contact me ONLY through my private email =(
angelambata@latinmail.com)
I look forward to hearing from you.
MRS ANGELA MBATA
EMAIL: ( angelambata@latinmail.com)


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