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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?Spencer=20Elvis?= <niceelvis2@yahoo.it>
Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 15:21:11 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: WE CAN WORK IT OUT/URGENTLY


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: niceelvis1903@yahoo.co.uk

Dear,

I Need your Assistance to transfer to overseas (£20,000.000.00) Twenty million Pounds) from a Prime Bank here in UK, I am seeking a reliable and honest person who will becapable and fit to provide either an existing bank account or set up a new Bank account to receive this fund, even an empty account can servethis purpose, or you help to seek an honest and, reliable businessman who can assist us.



I am Elvis Spence an accountant in the Prime Bank of UK,during the course of our auditing I discovered a floating fund in a domiciliary account opened in the bank in 1992 and since 1994 nobody has operated on this account, after going through some old files in the records I discovered that the owner of the account who is a foreigner died without any traceable next of kin hence the dormant nature of the account and if I do not remit this money out urgently it will be rechanneled into the bank's reserve.


I suggest we start the first transfer with Ten million Pounds [£10,000.000] and upon the successful transfer of the first £20million without hitches or disappointment from you I shall re-apply for the remittance of the balance of the fund to your nominated account. I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money cannot be approved for a local account here and I am not supposed to be in possession of such amount of Pounds, but the fund can only be approved to any foreigner or into a foreign account.


I suggest we meet face to face to get acquainted, as the fund in question is a large one before we commence with transfer. I need your full cooperation to make this work fine, as I will use my office to see that the transaction is hitch free and I will use my office to ensure that this transaction is accomplished.


Should this meet your interest, do get back to me with you contact details so that I will have you briefed more about this transaction.

On the conclusion of this business, youwill be given 30% of the total amount, 65% will be for me while 5% willbe for expenses both parties might have incurred during the process of this transaction.



Best regards

Elvis Spence




- Spencer Elvis


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