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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: mufta karem hajj <miningur@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 23:21:35 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: very urgent



Dear Sir,
my name is mr hycnet kerry.
I am the Eastern Region Branch Manager of Barclays Bank of Ghana
Ltd, in West Africa.

I am contacting you base on mutual trust as I do not want problems but just hope you can assist me in actualizing the under mentioned project.

I am in control of the sum of one million, eight hundred and fifty thousand
US dollars ($1,850,000.00) which was an excess of profit made by our Eastern Region Branch Office in the first quarter Financial Summery of this year 2004,The afore Mentioned amount I have been carefully placed in an Escrow Call Deposit Account with systematize procedures without declaring it to my executives.

Can I really trust you to hold this money for me until I arrive your country
and pick it up myself and you deduct 30% of the total money as your
commission if you accept my offer you can contact me immediately. via my personal email address

All I need, is you to provide me with a good current bank account
where I can move this money through a laid down modalities. I will confidentially, give you all the information concerning the account and the date of deposit so that you can apply to the bank for the release of the money. There is practically no risk involved. It will be a bank-to-bank wire transfer. I hope you understand my situation.

Be rest assured that this transaction is absolutely risk free.
If you have any question regarding this proposal, feel free to ask
NOTE: I WILL BE RESPOSIBLE FOR ANY EXPENSES INVOLVED .

Thank you and God bless.

Yours truly,

Mr.hycent kerry
directline+233243758761




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