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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: "victorumah1@terra.es" <victorumah1@terra.es>
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 15:59:34 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: RE: YOUR FUNDS TRANSFER!



FROM THE DESK OF MR. VICTOR UMAH
Manager International Banking
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.
TEL: 234-806-008-9903
12/8/2006
EMAIL: cen-bank-of-ng@accountant.com

ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY,

GOODDAY,

WE WRITE TO INQUIRE FROM YOU IF YOU DID SEND SOMEBODY FROM SWITZERLAND MR SCHEMIRLT AND SOME LONDON REPRESENTATIVE MRS TESSY GREEN, MR FOWLER DEAN TO MAKE CLAIM ON YOUR BEHALF ON YOUR APPROVED INHERITANCE FUND.

TODAY AT ABOUT 9.00 AM NIGERIA TIME, MR SCHEMIRLAT WAS AT THE BANK SAYING THAT YOU HAVE SENT THEM TO MAKE CLAIM ON YOUR BEHALF. I INITIALLY INSTRUCTED FOR THE RELEASE OF THE FUND TO THEM AS THEY CAME WITH SOME VITAL DOCUMENTS COVERING THE FUNDS.

PLEASE RE-CONFIRM SENDING THEM TO THE BANK BEFORE WE START TAKING LEGAL ACTION. IF YES KINDLY GIVE THEM THE POWER OF ATTORNEY TO THAT EFFECT.

THANKS.

MR. VICTOR UMAH
Manager International Banking





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