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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: "Lloyds Bank TSB of London" <mr.andrewb@i12.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mr.baileya@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:03:26 +0200 (SAST)
Subject: Lloyd's TSB Bank London




Dear Friend,
I am Mr. Andrew Bailey, The Auditor of the Lloyds Bank TSB of London,
England. On the Month of January 2009 last year, My Bank committee on
Inheritance settlement approved and disbursed over £100,000,000 Pounds
ATM cards to foreign Heirs of Late depositors funds in my Bank all over
United Kingdom.
This payment to beneficiaries were successful and payment done
legitimately through last year to this present day of year 2010.This
shows that beneficiaries whose relations died and left over monies in
their accounts in our Bank has been paid. But there is still a single
remaining unclaimed ATM card worth £1,500,000.00 Million Pounds sterling
outstanding in my bank office files never claimed. I have checked all
files and investigated this payment and found that nobody is coming to
claim this remaining ATM Card worth £1,500,000.00 million pounds.
All our investigation to get to the relations of this ATM card payment
is not fruitful and if this ATM card is unclaimed before end of August
2010, my Bank will revert the ATM Card to the UK Government revenue
Account. I am contacting you to cooperate with me as a foreigner to
claim this ATM card now from my Bank.
I will replace your name as the Heir of the Money and file for payment
approval of £1,500,000 Million pounds. My Bank will release this payment
to you as soon as I provide them with your information’s myself. Your
share is 40% while I have 60% as my share of the money. Pleases don’t
disclose this transaction to a third party for security reasons.
I await your response.
You can send me email via = mr.baileya@gmail.com
Best Regards,
Mr. Andrew Bailey

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