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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 FRANK NWAEKE" <frankkkkdday1@e-mail.ua>
Reply-To: mrfranknwaek_ng@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 05:18:28 +0100
Subject: YOUR INHERITANCE FUNDS.


FROM THE DESK OF:MR FRANK NWAEKE
DIRECTOR,INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
OCEANIC BANK OF NIGERIA PLC,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.
TELE -234-8025-1414-10
FAX -234-01 -794-95-54
Email-oceanicbanplc@gmail.com

ATTENTION: SIR & MADAM

YOUR INHERITANCE FUNDS.

THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUNDS HASBEEN GAZZETED
TO BE RELEASED,VIA ONLINE BANKING-DIRECT WIRETRANSFER TO YOU BY THE SENATE
COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE FUNDTRANSFER OF 8,300,000.00 AS PART PAYMENT
FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR 2008

MEANWHILE,A WOMAN CAME TO MY OFFICE FEW DAYS AGO WITH A LETTER,CLAIMING TO
BE YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE.HEREARE HER INFORMATIONS:


NAME JANET WHITE
BANK NAME: CITI
BANK,YORK.
ACCOUNT
Number: 6503809428.


PLEASE,DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE ,AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS WOMAN IS
FROM YOU SO THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BEHELD RESPONSIBLE FOR
PAYING INTO THE WRONG ACCOUNT NAME.

THE RESERVE BANK GOVERNOR,EXECUTIVE, BOARD OFDIRECTORS AND THE SENATE
COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE INHERITTANCE FUNDHAVE APPROVED AND ACCREDITED
THIS REPUTABLE BANK WITH THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR,INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
/ FOREIGN OPERATIONS,TO HANDLE AND TRANSFER ALL FOREIGN INHERITTANCE FUNDS
THIS SECOND QUARTER PAYMENT OFTHE YEAR.

HOWEVER,WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE SAID
MRS.WHITE,IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT SEVEN WORKING DAYS FROM
TODAY.

CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE.



BEST REGARDS,

MR FRANK NWAEKE .
DIRECTOR,INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT.

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