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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: "summit international bankplc" <summitintbankplc@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 12:01:39 +0000
Subject: Re: Immediate Response

Attn: Beneficiary,

We have received instructions from the Economic and Financial Crime
Commission (EFCC) to immediately release to you your outstanding money that
has not be paid to you as your right of Inheritance.

you are hereby as a matter of urgency to reconfirm to this office your exact
amount and also to inform this office how you would want your money released
to you.Either by Telegrphic Transfer or by International Bank Draft.

If you want to be paid by the Telegraphic Transfer system,you should be
reconfirm to this office your bank cordinate where you want your money to be
transfered into.and your account will be given a maximum 100% protected
assurance.And if you want to be paid by the Internation Bank Draft,you are
to send to this office your designated address where the draft will be
delivered to you.

we wait to receive from you the immediate response to this mail.

Thank You,
Rev. Destiny Ubaka

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