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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: "MR\.JAMES WETAUBA" <barri_james@terra.com.mx>
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 03:23:10 -0600
Subject: Dear Friend,


FROM THE DESK OF MR.JAMES WETAUBA
ZENON BANK PLC
1/22, WAREHOUSE ROAD, APAPA
TEL PHONE:+234-8060321510
EMAIL:barri_james@sify.com

Dear Friend,

Private / Highly Confidential
Subject Matter: Invitation to Act as Next of kin

I am an Account Officer with ZENON BANK PLC.,My name is
Mr.James Wetauba,a Banker.I am the personal Account Manager to ENGINEER Allen Shelton,a National of your country, who used to work with an Oil servicing Firm in Nigeria Here in after shall be referred to as my client,my client passed on as a result of a heart attack. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you Please be free to contact me on my email address below:barri_james@sify.com with your full contact Address.

I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property
left behind by my client before they Get confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged,
particularly the ZENON BANK PLC. Where the deceased had an account Valued at about ($36.6 million u s dollars) has Issued me a notice to
provide the next of kin.Or have the account confiscated within the next ten official working days. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased so that this account valued at ($36.6 million u s dollars) can be paid to you.

The sharing modality is till open and negociatable.All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through. Please get in touch with me by my email.with your phone number and best way to reach you.my private email: (barri_james@sify.com)

Awaiting your urgent reply.
Thanks and my regards,
Mr.james wetauba
Tel phone: +234-8060321510
Email:barri_james@sify.com
PLEASE NOTE: GET BACK TO ME BY MY DIRECT PHONE
NUMBER +234-8060321510 OR EMAIL:barri_james@sify.com

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