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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: =?iso-8859-1?q?Mr=20Tony=20Elumelu?= <tonystbank_elumelu@yahoo.de>
Reply-To: tonystbank444@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2006 16:00:49 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FROM: ANTHONY ELUMELU


Ich habe eine neue E-Mail-Adresse!Ich bin jetzt unter folgender E-Mail-Adresse zu erreichen: tonystbank_elumelu@yahoo.de

FROM: ANTHONY ELUMELU

STANDARD TRUST BANK NIGERIA PLC

HEAD OFFICE: STANDARD PLACE

Plot 1662, Oyin Jolayemi Street

Victoria Island,

Lagos, Nigeria

Email: tonystbank444@yahoo.com

Dear Friend,

My name is ANTHONY ELUMELU, the Managing Director of STANDARD TRUST BANK PLC. I am using this medium to solicite for your assistant regarding FUND TRANSFER ABROAD. At my disposal, I have an over-invoiced sum of $25m USD (Twenty Five Million United State Dollars) which can only be claim by a foreigner. This fund came as a result of over-invoiced cost of the Rehabilitation and Renovation of Passport Immigration Offices in Lagos, handled by a German Contractor WOLFGANG POHL ENGINEERING GMBH, GERMANY; and after receiving payment, the left over could only be claim by an alien citizen. Hence, I want you to make this claim so that the fund could be release to your chosen account abroad where I will join you for onward disbursement. I have all the necessary certified back-up documentations that will prove you as the ownership of the fund. You will be receiving 35% of the said fund for your assistance, 60% will be mine as the initiator of this business while 5% will be use for any ex!
penses that may be incur as this transaction progresses either from telephone bills or fax messages.

As soon as you receive this message, indicated your interest by sending me your telephone and fax number through my direct email tonystbank444@yahoo.com for effective communication.

I look forward working with you.

Best regards,

MR. ANTHONY ELUMELU

MD (STB)

Reply TO tonystbank444@yahoo.com Please Endeavour to reply tonystbank444@yahoo.com

- Mr Tony Elumelu


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