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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: "Martin Brendan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <martinbrendann@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:58:59 +0100
Subject: Attn..,

Direct Line: + 447024030043
ATM +1-323-596-7126
Fax: +1-888-891-446
Email: martinbrendann@gmail.com



Attn,

RE: URGENT RELEASE OF YOUR PENDING PAYMENT WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT.

We write to formally inform you that we have just received a communique from Dr. Vi nod

Thomas(Phd) the Director-General and Senior Vice-President, Independent Evaluation Group

(IEG) at the World Bank Group in which our bank was drafted to have all pending payments

which was mismanaged/abandoned within Europe and the America re-evaluated, and to
have such payments made to beneficiaries upon all due clarifications.

In view of the above said, The Bank of East Asia in London UK having been uploaded with

your details, is herewith advising that you contact Mr.Martin Brendan directly on this

email address for our immediate reconciliation and onward remittance of your total approved

sum through Key Tested Transfer.

In lieu of the above said, you are to immediately send to us your names,telephone and fax

numbers, expected amount, payment type preferred,direct email address if different from the

one you have received this message. Next of Kin, full mailing address, and banking

information.Take further note that we have been given a deadline 30th of March, 2012,to
have all errors concerning the delay in your payment modulated and have your payment

released. Upon your reciprocation/reply mail, we shall send details of your established

account with us in which your total approved due sum is credited for confirmation purposes.

Be also informed that based on this assertion, you are to desist from further communication

with any other office(s) or person(s) claiming to have a payment mandate over your payment.

Your urgent response is awaited.

Yours faithfully,

Martin Brendan.

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