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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: "hncb hnccb" <hncn@hnccbb.com>
Reply-To: evertonclark@yahoo.co.in
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 02:06:33 +0000
Subject: PRIVATE AND URGENT

PRIVATE AND URGENT


From the desk of Mr.Everton Clarkes
Hsbc Bank Plc
8 Canada Square
London E14 5HQ

Attention:Sir/Madam,


My name is Mr.Everton Clarkes, I am the credit manager in a bank here in
the United Kingdom.
I am contacting you of a business transfer, of a huge sum of money from a
de ceased account.
Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one
aprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that everything has been
taken care off, and all will be well at the end of the day. I decided to
contact you due to the urgency of this transaction.

PROPOSITION:
I m the account officer of a foreigner named Gerald
Welsh who died in an earthquake and tsunami-ravaged Indonesian province of
Aceh along with his wife and entire family in December 26 2004 you can
confirm this from the published by CNN.

Since his death, none of his next-of-kin are alive to make claims for this
money as his heir, because they all died in the same earthquake and
tsunami-ravaged (May their soul rest in peace).

We cannot release the fund from his account unless someone applies for claim
as the next-of-kin to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines.

Upon this discovery, I now seek your permission to
have you stand as a next of kin to the deceased, as
all documentations will be carefully worked out by me
for the funds (US$15,000,000.00) to be released in your
favour as the beneficiary's next of kin.

It may interest you to know that we have secured from the probate an order
of manda mus to locate any of the
deceased beneficiaries. Please acknowledge receipt of
this message in acceptance of our mutual business
endeavour by furnishing me with the following
information if you are interested.


1.A Beneficiary name, and complete postal address….In order for me to
prepare the document for transfer of the funds in your name.

2. Direct Telephone and fax numbers…….For our personal
contact and mutual trust in each other.

3.A copy of your international passport or drivers license for more
confidentiality and trust.

I shall be compensating you with a million dollars
($4Million dollars) on final conclusion of this
project for your assistance, while the balance $11
million dollars shall be for me for investment
purposes. If this proposal is acceptable by you,
please endeavour to contact me immediately. Do not take
undue advantage of the trust I have bestowned in you, I
await your urgent mail to my personal email address:


evertonclark@yahoo.co.in
Yours sincerely,
Mr.Everton Clarkes


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