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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: "DR.FIDLIS IBEH " <admin@smithkenben.com>
Reply-To: fidelisibe001@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2007 14:17:35 +0000
Subject: PERSONAL & CONFIDENTIAL




Atten: President / C.E.O.

Dear Friend,

I am DR.FIDLIS IBEH . and work with African Union Development Bank Plc (one of the African leading banks in the West Coast). Here in this bank existed a dormant account for the past 5 years which belong to one of our foreign customers(Mr.Andreas Schranner)who died along with his entire family of a wife and children in July 31st 2000 in a plane crash.


Now I want an account overseas where thses fund will be transfer according to the due process of our bank in order to avoid voilation of any country and international Monetory law on fund transfer.

Thereafter,I had planned to destroy all related documents for this account. It is a careful network and for the past eleven months I have worked out everything to ensure a hitch-free operation. The amount is not so much at the moment and plus all the accumulated interest the balance in this account stands at (US$15.million US dollars).

For further enquiry view the web-site for more details.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

To indicate your interest I need the following:
1. YOUR FULL NAME
2. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER
3. HOME ADDRESS/COMPANY'S NAME AND ADDRESS.
4. YOUR AGE AND OCCUPATION

After successful conclussion of this transaction, we shall share the money (20% for you and 20% for me).Upon the reciept of this mail message, feel free to send to me the following,to this my e-mail address:(fidelisibe001@yahoo.com.hk ) to enable us start the process:

I look forward to receiving your prompt respons

Respectfully yours,

DR.FIDLIS IBEH
Manager, Bills and Exchange
AFRICAN UNION DEVELOPMENT BANK PLC.




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