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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: "USUARIO DO SISTEMA" <sirbuelechi@ig.com.br>
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 06:51:04 +0200
Subject: Fund transfer to your bank account !


* TRANSFER OF $6.2M USD
____________________________________ *

* *


*Dear Good Friend , *

*I am Dr.Sirbu Elechi, Senior Accountant & the Auditor General of " BANK OF
AFRICA" here in Cotonou Republic of Benin.I wish to know if we can work
together. I would like you to stand as the Next of Kin to our Deceased
Client who made a Fixed Deposit of US$6.2M to our Bank.
*

*He died and left nobody behind as his Next of Kin, Please get back to me
through my private email address (**sirbuelechi@sify.com*<sirbuelechi@sify.com>
*) and call me on my phone number +22993148000,for more details ,If you are
interested to do this transaction with me and the fund will be transfer to
your bank account. *


*Dr.Sirbu Elechi.
+22993148000
Your personal mail please call me.
*

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