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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 Kennedy" <mrkennedy80@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrkennedy80@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 12:23:58 +0000
Subject: Good Day,LETTER OF TRUST

From Desk Top Of: Mr. Kennedy Okafor
Auditing and accounting section,
Foreign Remittance Department,
Intercontinental Bank PLC.
 
Good Day,LETTER OF TRUST
 
I am an account officer with Intercontinental Bank Plc, My name is Mr.Kennedy Okafor, I need you to use your possition to assist me here, I am a Personal Accountant to Late Engineer Michael , a citizen of your country, who used to work with Chevron oil company here in Nigeria.Herein shall be referred to as my client. On the 21st of April 2001, my Client, his wife and their three children were involved in a drastic car accident along Sagamu/Lagos Express Road.Unfortunately him and his three kids lost their lives immediately in the event of the accident, while the wife was taken to the hospital where she died three days later.Theirbodies were kept in the mortuary for five months, in order for the authorities, to carry out proper investigation on how to locate theirsurviving relatives. They have checked all available public files and embassies, but all their efforts had proved abortive.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, no one has been coming for his account that he deposited with my bank. And due to the banking law and regulation of 1985, sub section 18d page 103 chapter 11 of constitution governing all banking policy in Nigeria, and in accordance to the banking decree 003 sub section 45 which stated that any deposited fund which remains unclaimed after the existing period of four years will be confiscated by the national treasury department as unclaimed fund. And this has brought too much agitation in our bank between boards of directors on how to declare this account unserviceable, base to the fact that the deceased has no next of kin. After the meeting held by theexecutives of intercontinental bank with the personal attorney to lateMichael  on 29th of September 2005, they have all agreed to extend the date to 28th October 2006.

Consequently to this, I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they Get themconfiscated or declare unserviceable by intercontinental bank Plc Where the deceased have an account Valued at about ($15,345 million usdollars).The bank has issued out a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated with in the next few weeks. Since no one has been able to locate their relatives for over 4 years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased so that this account valued at($15,345million usdollars) can be paid to you and then you and I Can share the money. All the necessary documents concerning this claim are with the Bank legal department. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legal arrangement that will protect you from anybreach of the law. Please get in touch with me by my email if you are willing to do this.

I oblige you to send the following details below:
 
Full Name
Address
Occupation
Nationality
Mobile/phone number
Fax
Age
Sex
 
With these available details I will file an application in your name,after which I will send you an official letter of claim for you to send to the bank via email.
 
I shall be looking forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully
Mr. Kennedy Okafor
Private email for security:
mrkennedy80@yahoo.co.uk



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