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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: "JOHN OBISON" <john_obison@msn.com>
Reply-To: johnobi_20042004@yahoo.dk
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 05:39:32 +0000
Subject: Regent Bank Nig plc

Regent Bank Nig plc
The Manager Credit and foriegn Bills
Victoris Island
Lagos-Nigeria.

Dear Friend,
I am pleased to get across to you for a very urgent and profitable business
proposal, though I don't know you neither have I seen you before but my
confidence was responsed on you when the Chief Executive of Lagos State
chamber of Commerce and Industry handed me yourcontact for a confidential
business. I am Mr.Johnson Obison, the manager of Regent Bank Nig plc
(RBNP),Ilupeju branch, Lagos Nigeria.

The intended business is thus; We had a customer, a Foreign resident in
Nigeria, he was a Contractor with one of the Government Parastatals.He has
in his Account in my branch the sum of US 15.5 Million (Fifteen Million,
Five Hundred Thousand U.S Dollars).Unfortunately, the man died three years
ago until today non-of his next of kin has come forward to claim the
money.Having noticed this, I in collaboration with two other top Officials
of the bank have covered up the account all this while.

Now we want you (being a foreigner) to be fronted as one of his next of kin
and forward your account and other relevant documents to be advised to you
by us to attest to the Claim. We will use our positions to get all internal
documentations to back up the claims . The whole procedures will last only
five working days to get the fund retrieved successfully without trace even
now or in future.Your response is only what we are waiting for as we have
arranged all necessary things.

As soon as this message comes to you kindly get back to me indicating your
interest, then I will furnish you with the whole procedures to ensure that
the deal is successfully concluded. For your assistance we have agreed to
give you twenty five percent (25%) of the Total sum at the end of the
transaction while 65% would be for my colleagues and I and the remaining 10%
would be for any form ofexpenses that may be incurred during the course of
the transaction which would be given to us when the money is transferred
into your account before splitting the balance on the agreed percentage of
65% to 25%. In order to get all the legal documents from the court, kindly
send the following information to us immediately. Your full
name,telephone,mobile and fax numbers as well as your resident or company
address.

Thanks,
Yours Sincerely,
Mr.John Obison.


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