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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: "FROM HSBC BANK GHANA" <george444kofi@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: georgeaaakofi@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 09:00:08 +0000
Subject: VERY VERY URGENT

International Transfer



International Transfer
Processing Department
REF: HSBCBA/GHA/ACC/01/05
Trust Towers Asylum Down 2nd Flot
PMB CCCI Cantonments, Accra Ghana
E-mail: georgeaaakofi@yahoo.com

DEAR SIR,

SWIFT HSBC 22

RE: SWIFT TRANSFER OF US$ 4.5 MILLION INTEREST INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.

Sometime ago, in our bank your contract money was brought to our bank from Economic Community of West African Foreign Contractor Payment Panel made of with the following countries: Nigeria, Ghana, Togo, Rep.Benin, Senegal, Ivory-coast, Gambia, Mali, etc.
(Ecowas),

AND AFTER SOME PERIOD, They call the fund bank to their treasury in World Bank. For the period of time this money was in our bank, it generated an interest of US$4.5 Million, which we considered your long suffering as one of the West African Countries contractor that have not received his/her payment and we decide to pay you this interest fund via Swift Transfer into your account.

What we need from you now is any form of your identification for example; your international passport number or you’re driving license number, then your telephone and fax number for easy communication.
In view of this you are hereby instructed to contact this office immediately you receive this fax message and reconfirm your bank particulars.

Contact me on my direct mobile Tel:233-243-310973, Fax: 233-28-205993 EMAIL: georgeaaakofi@yahoo.com expecting your immediately response.

BEST REGARD

MR GEORGE KOFI
HSBC BANK ACCRA GHANA,
Tel :233-243-310973,
Fax :233-28-205993




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