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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: "DANNY ADAMS." <dannyadamsesq@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: adamsdanny@uku.co.uk
Date: Mon, 22 May 2006 17:33:14 +0100
Subject: TRUST.


Hello Sir,

I am Danny Adams, the personal attorney to a client (name withheld) a multi-investor and a former Senior Executive officer of Shell Oil and Gas for 15 years, but died along with his family On October 31, 1999 in a plane crash.

For more information about this crash and person's on board you can contact this website:http://www.ntsb.gov/Publictn/2002/aab0201.htm My client, had deposited One Million U.S Dollars (U.S.$1,000,000) with one of the commercial bank here in the united kingdom , with hope to Transfer it to his home country for a viable investment while working with Shell.

However, since his death there has not been trace of any person to claim the deposited fund, which has remained dormant for years. Although, I am obliged to keep this secret within my jurisdiction but new Governmental laws made it imperative to transfer the said amount through trustworthy friend whom I shall present to the bank as the bonafide next-of-kin to the deceased.

I can't watch the deposit forfeited, as the bank is threatening to seal up this deposit if there is no response from the beneficiary due to orders from the government that all dormant accounts should be sealed up and transfer to the Federation Account.

The fascinating issue here is that you are from the same country with my client. So any form of identity would just work for approval of the transfer in your name.

This is life for me and I hope to make a living out of this. Do consider this favorably and get back to me.

Sincerely,

Danny Adams (Esq.)

TEL: +44 -704-01223-07



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