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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: "christain hale" <christain_hale1@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 19:43:08 -0400
Subject: kindly indicate your interest

Let me formally introduce myself for clarity purposes, I am Christain Hale
the Credit manager and foreign Bills of Citi Trust Banking Corporation,
Amsterdam The Netherlands I am writing in respect of a foreign customer of
my bank who perished in a ghastly plane crash (Ethiopian Airline 9610) with
other passengers in 1999.




However, since the demise of our customer Eng. David Bäcker, my colleagues
and I have watched with keen interest to see the next of kin but all has
proved abortive as no one has come to claim his funds of
US$19,200,000.00(Nineteen Million Two Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars) only which has been in our bank for six years. Since we have not
been able to locate any of David backers’s next of kin; the management under
the influence of our Chairman and Members of the Board of Directors, for the
funds to be declared as “unclaimed” and subsequently be recalled to the bank
treasury. In order to turn away this development, my colleagues and I now
seek your permission to have you/ company stand as next of kin to Eng. David
Bäcker so that the funds will be released and paid in your Company’s account
as the next of kin.



Meanwhile, All documentations and proves that would enable you/company
receive this funds has been worked out watchfully. We have secured from the
probate registry, an order Mandamus to locate any of Eng. David Bäcker next
of kin, and more so we are assuring you that the business is 100% Risk Free
and you are entitle to have 10% of the total sum.



Kindly indicate your interest to enable us move forward and complete the
transaction within (14) working days.



Regards,


Christain Hale

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