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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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Please note about this email:

Fraud email example:

From: "LOUIS BASIN" <louisbasin8@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 11:42:44 +0200
Subject: Business Assistance/Investment Proposal

From The Office of Mr.LOUIS BASIN:
77 Commissioner Avenue Sandton Johannesburg
South Africa.
Tel:+ 27 83 693 3331
Receival E-mail:louisaccountancy@yahoo.co.in
                                                               
 THE AMALGAMATED  BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA (ABSA)
Business Assistance/Investment Proposal

Dear Ceo/Manager,
 
In order to transfer out (US$30 Million) Thirty  Million United States Dollars from ABSA .I have picked-up the trust and courage to write you this letter with divine confidence that you are a reliable and honest person who will be capable for this important business transaction believing also that you will never let me down either now or in the future.
 
My name is Mr.LOUIS BASIN,a senior Auditing Officer with the ABSA Bank in South Africa.There is an account opened in this bank in 1985 and since 1993 nobody has operated on this account again. After going through some old files in the records, I discovered that if I do not remit this money out urgently it would be forfeited for nothing.The owner of this account died since 1993. No other person knows about this account or any thing concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well that this company does not know anything about this account and the amount involved is (US$30 million)Thirty million united states dollars.
 
I want to transfer this sum of Thirty  million United States Dollars into a safe foreign account abroad.I am contacting you based on the fact that you are a foreigner because this money can only be approved for payment to a foreigner, more so it can not be approved by any local bank here, as this money is in US Dollars hence the former owner of this account is a foreigner too.
I know that this proposal will come to you as a surprise as we don't know ourselves before, however I got your contact from an internet consultant here in South Africa, though I did not disclose the purpose of my seeking for a foreign business partner to him.
 
Although we will still have to meet possibly, sign some agreement before the final transfer of the fund into any of your chosen designated bank account.
I have involved a very senior official in the operational department and we have agreed that after the transfer of the money into your account, you shall be entitled to 20% of the total sum, we the officials will take 75% while 5% is for expenses.
All necessary precautions have been taken to ensure a risk free situation on the side of both parties.

Please note that this deal can only take place on the following conditions:-
 
[1].You will provide the bank account and other relevant particulars/information for easy
and onward Remittance of this money.
[2].Absolute confidentiality and sincerity will be required and guaranteed, considering our (me and my partners) positions in the bank.
[3].Assurance that our own due share will be released to us in good faith when this money finally gets into your account.
 
All things being equal, this transaction will be within 10 working days as soon as we hear from you.please do contact me with this email address:[louisaccountancy@yahoo.co.in]  whenever you are repling my proposal.
 
Please treat with utmost confidentiality. Contact me as quickly as possible through my e-mail box  or telephone number:+27-83-693-3331.

Expecting your urgent response,
 
Best Regards,
Yours faithfully,
Mr.LOUIS BASIN.


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