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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: "alex ugo" <alexugo11@msn.com>
Reply-To: alexugo7@myway.com
Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 13:33:32 +0000
Subject: GULF BANK OF NIGERIA PLC

GULF BANK OF NIGERIA PLC
P.M.B: 1 2 3 9 1
Ref No: GUL 102/124/2006
Telegrams: GULF BANK
Attn: Dear Sir,
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
A foreigner, an American, late Engr. John waley (Snr) an oil merchant with
the Federal Government of Nigeria, until his death years ago in Kenya Air
Bus (A310 - 300) Flight KQ430, Banked with us at Gulf Bank Nigeria Plc,
Lagos and has a closing balance as at the end of Sept. 2000 worth US$66.5M
(sixty-six million five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars), the bank
now expects a next of kin as a beneficiary. Valuable efforts are being made
by the Gulf Bank of Nigeria to get in touch with any of the Waley's family
or relatives but to no success. It is because of the perceived possibility
of not being able to locate any of the late Engr. John waley (Snr). Next of
kin (He had no wife or children that is known to us]. The management under
the influence of our chairman and members of the board of directors that
arrangement has been made for the fund to be declared Unclaimed and
subsequently be donated to the trust fund for arms and ammunition to further
enhance the course of war in Africa and the world in general. In order to
avert this negative development, some of my trusted colleagues and I now
seek your permission to have you stand as next of kin to late Engr.John
waley (Snr) so that the fund US$66.5 million will be released and paid into
your account as the beneficiary's next of kin. All documents and proves to
enable you get this fund will be carefully worked out. We have secured from
the probate an order of madamus to locate any of the deceased beneficiary's,
and more so we are assuring you businesses 100%riskfree involvement. Your
share stays while the rest be for myself and my colleagues for investment
purpose, according to agreement within both parties. As soon as we receive
an acknowledgement of receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutual
business proposal, we would furnish you with the necessary modalities and
disbursement ratio to suite both parties without any conflict. If this
proposal is acceptable by you, do not make undue advantage of the trust we
have bestowed in you.
Yours faithfully,
DR. ALEX UGOCHUKWU.
(DIRECTOR-FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT)


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