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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: bane_0055@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2008 01:54:56 -0800
Subject: Transfer of Money to your Account

Proposal to Apply For Inheritance Payment

>From Mr. Eric Moyo
18 Katherine Street,Sandton.
Tel: +27 73 728 6010
External Auditor attached to a Bank in South-Africa

Please Reply to: ceeteejnr@netscape.net

Compliments,with genuine,sincere Intentions I seek to make contact with you and acquaint myself with you for mutual benefit towards overcoming a Dilemma regarding cetain funds left behind in an Investment Account by a Deceased client of a Bank here in South-Africa.

I Have Contacted you for the Following Reasons;


[1] I Cannot Invest this Money on my Own Overseas without assistance of a foreigner
[2] As An Official I cannot enter claims of this money in my name as it must be releeased to a Foreign partner/Foreign Beneficiary.
[3]The Amount is claimable with submission of Application Claims Forms.
[4] The Committee responsible for giving Approval have a mandate to releease Dormant Funds.
[5] Please if not interested,delete this message in order to safeguard this money,this is why I have not given the Bank Name,or name of the deceased Owner.


FACTS OF THIS PROPOSAL

The sum of Money involved in this Dormant Account is 5,218,140.25 (FIVE MILLION TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTEEN THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY BRITISH)/ US$10,227,555.00 (TEN MILLION TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY FIVE UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY).

I have been opportuned to be working as an external Auditor when I came across this Account with a substantial Deposit in foreign currency which has not been claimed since for some years.

I sent out notices for Claims of this money and the Embasssy informed me that the Owner,a Foreigner passed away during the Zimbabwean Crisis and was a Farmer who was assasinated when his farm was taken over,this man had no family and left no Beneficiary information.

This Money if it is not claimed will be turned over to the Treasury if someone does not claim it hence my decision to contact you for your Interest so I can present you as the Business partner to this deceased owner.

It is required that an Application for claims be entered and approval given within 10 days so this money can be transferred to your overseas Account,there is no risk involved because I will lay the necessary groundwork and you will provide the Overseas Account to receive this money upon Approval.

If this money is not claimed within the next 2 months,it will be taken to the Treasury and both of us can work together to avoid this,because your Country has good investment climate,this money can be invested in your country than allowing corrupt Government officials to have access to it.

I will inform you of your percentage after I receive a Favourable and positive feedback from you.Please contact me by Email only for now with the following details;

[1] Your Full Names
[2]Your Address
[3] Your Telephone Number,
[4] Your Age
[5] Your Occupation

I will get in touch with you afterwards,this proposal is for Mutual Financial Benefit and not to mis-lead you.

Thank you and Best Regards,


Mr.Eric Moyo
Reply to: ceeteejnr@netscape.net






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