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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: JEREMY GREEN STOCK <jeremystock147@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2011 12:02:31 +0100 (BST)
Subject: URGENT CHANGE OF ACCOUNT


                                        URGENT CHANGE OF ACCOUNT
 
This is in regard to outstanding payment, I am Sir Jeremy Greenstock, the Newly appointed Director United Nation Legal Affairs, Security and Investigation, the British Prime Minister (David Cameron) and UK Foreign Secretary (William Hague), the Cabinets, has directed me to Investigate your Fund and to make sure that we approve all outstanding debts owed to indigenous /Foreign beneficiaries by the government of United Kingdom in this 2nd quarter of this Fiscal year 2011.
 
This decision was taken based on the abnormalities and inability of the BANKS in United Kingdom to Release your fund into your bank account whereby it was discovered that some Directors in different organization diverting pended beneficiaries’ payment to another account of their choice. In view of this, during our investigation I found out that an account was submitted to divert your fund to a CYPRUS account. Below is the account submitted and I want you to confirm if you are aware of the new development because we are about effecting payment to the account stated bellow today.
 
NAME OF BENEFICIARY: GEORGE NIKOLAOU
BANK NAME: NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE ( CYPRUS)
ADDRESS: 86 MAKARIOS AVENUE BRANCH 541.,3506 LIMASSOL,CYPRUS
SWIFT CODE: ETHNCY2N541                               
IBAN NUMBER: CY81006005410000005413367487
 
Furthermore, be informed that a payment instruction has been issued and Forwarded to the Treasury Department of the British Government In favor of you and your company for immediate release of your fund to the account above without any further prejudice. But there is no way We can approve the fund to your account without you confirming if you Have changed your account for your fund to be transfer to the Beneficiary: GEORGE NIKOLAOU BANK ACCOUNT IN CYPRUS.
 
Finally, Contact me immediately for further clarification to know if you have giving instruction to transfer your fund to the above account today. On behalf Of the entire management of United Nations, we are congratulating you in advance and if you fail to contact this office on or before 24hrs from now then we will now wire the fund to the CYPRUS account.
 
Thanks for your co-operation.
Waiting for your urgent response
 
Yours faithfully
Sir Jeremy Greenstock
UN Office of Legal Affairs Security and Investigation.
Phone No: +44 70457 31777
 
 
Direccion General de Administracion y Finanzas
Ministerio de Salud Publica y Bienestar Social

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