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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: "ALLAN DAVIS" <allandavis@associate-finance.com>
Reply-To: allan_davis2005@yahoo.co.in
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 11:31:57 +0000
Subject: U.P.S COURRER WANT TO HERE FROM YOU

U.P.S COURRIER SERVICE COMPANY
NO,23 FLOUR VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS ,NIGERIA.
TELL+234-1-77529185/FAX+234-1-81550176
PRIVATE EMAIL:allan_davis2005@yahoo.co.in

DEAR SIR/MA,

THIS LETTER MAY COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE BUT IT WAS
OUT OF MY DESIRE TO SHARE THIS MUTUAL PROPOSAL WITH
YOU, I GOT YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS THROUGH THE CHAMBERS
OF COMMERCE HERE IN NIGERIA .

MY NAME IS MR.ALLAN DEVIS .A GENERAL SECRETARY
IN [U.P.S] COURRIER SERVICE COMPANY HERE IN NIGERIA
THERE IS A PARCEL SHIPMENT CONTAINING A MILLIONS OF DOLLARS STATED BY OUR
COMPUTER OPERATOR BEING PARCELLED WITH ONE TIRE MOTOR CAR TO SANTIAGO CHILE
SOUTH AMERICA BEFORE IT WAS SIZED BY OUR U..P.S COMPANY BRANCH IN UNITED
STATE OF AMERICA,EVER SINCE THEN THE PARCEL HAS BEEN IN USA BEFORE I MADE I
CONTACT WITH THE COMPUTER OPERATOR OF U.P.S IN UNITED STATE AND HE AGREED TO
CHANGE THE RECEIVES NAME AND ADDRESS OF THAT PARCEL TO YOUR NAME AND ALSO
ALLOWED THE SHIPMENT TO MOVE TO YOUR ADDRESS BUT BEFOR THAT WE MAKE THE
CHANGE OF THE ADDRESS WE WANT YOU TO ASSURE US THAT YOU WILL MANTAIN A HIGH
LEVEL OF TRUST AND HONESTY WHEN YOU RECEIVE THE FUND FROM [GLOBAL FINANCE
INTERNATIONAL BANK]WHERE THE FUND IS NOW BEING DEPOSITED BY ME.

HOWEVER,THE SENDER OF THE SHIPMENT MR WALTER WILLS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO
COMPLAIN BECAUSE WE DONT SEND MONEY, CHEQUES, DRUGS E.T.C. YOU CAN TRACK
[M1029288807] THE SHIPMENT WITH OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE VERIFICATIONS ON
www.ups.com

SEND US THESE INFORMATIONS FAST SO THAT WE CAN SUBMIT THEM TO THE GLOBAL
FINANCE INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.,
[1]YOUR FULL NAME
[2]HOME AND OFFICE ADDRESS
[3]FULL PHONE NUMBER.

WE AWAIT TO HERE FROM YOU FAST.

THANKS,

MR ALLAN DAVIS.


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