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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: "PAYMENT NOTIFICATION/ FINAL ORDER:" <rwrew@ojincheke.com>
Reply-To: <jcd@ft6.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:21:15 +0200
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION/ FINAL ORDER:

COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY
ADMINISTRATOR OF NATIONAL BANKS
ENFORCEMENT AND COMPLINACE DIVISION.
WASHINGTON, USA .
TELL:+ 1 206-424-0302
Email  jcd@ft6.com
 
Attn:
PAYMENT NOTIFICATION/ FINAL ORDER:
Dear,
 
This is to draw your attention that your fund is now ready for payment but we have dictated a lot of irregularity involvements attached to your payment file.(1) Did you at any time delegate anybody  not even from your family to claim your fund on your behalf?(2) Were you involve in a motor accident?(3) Are you aware or related to one Mr. Thomas Baker from your country? Please reconfirm and answer the above questions because one Mr. Thomas Baker came to our Foreign Payment Department and submitted an application that you have authorized your fund to be paid into the account of Oceanic Bank of Switzerland with Account number SW-A943BDG99.
 
Then he said that the earlier submitted bank account information for your payment will not be further used as you are now paralyzed in the hospital as a result of the ghastly motor accident you had last month..Infect, after processing the application by Mr. Thomas Baker himself which he made known to us that he came from you, he was anxiously ready to clear all the bank charges that you are supposed to pay so as to make sure that we effect this transfer payment as quickly as possible without any further delay.
 
All duplicate copies of his application letter and documents are attached to your files. Due to this reason, we have decided to make this contact and verification to find out exactly what is the true position of Mr. Baker's representation. The delay in the transfer is from us now just because we requested for a power of attorney from him which is an authorization from you, for him to act on your behalf as regards to the pursue of this payment.
He asked for a week so as to submit the documents but up till now we have not receive any of the documents from any of you, why? So you are requested to acknowledge to this department on your readiness to receive your fund and forward to us a legal authorization (power of attorney) for us to give the final payment instruction to credit your nominated bank account in Switzerland without further delay.
 
Please reconfirm your details:
FULL NAME:
TEL NO:
ADDRESS:
AMOUNT INVOLVED:
 
Thanks for your corporation.
Yours faithfully,
John .C Dungan

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