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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: "Williams Scott Rogers" <imf_office201@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: office.imf.investigation.unit@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:37:28 -0100
Subject: FROM IMF URGENT

OFFICE OF THE INTERNATIONAL
MONETARY FUND IMF,
REPRESENTATIVE IN NIGERIA
9 Hon; Justice Mohammed Bello St.
Asokoro Abuja

We are on Investigation, on over dues payment due to beneficiaries.

I am William Scott Rogers, from Zimbabwe, the director Resident Representative
Office in Nigeria (IMF), I was instructed by united nation, America government
and World Bank organization to investigate unclaimed inheritance contract
payment from central bank of Nigeria (CBN), however we discovered that you’re
$25.5M approved in your name as a beneficiary is still remain unclaimed till
today. You are therefore advice to follow up our instruction carefully to find
out within the next 48hours, why your funds valued at $25.5 million dollars
your inheritance contract payment still unclaimed.

INDOCHINA GROUP OF COMPANY, from china, presented the below; account
information to claim your funds on your behalf and the reason they gave was
that you are terminal sick is that true? The account; Bank Name: UBS SA Bank
Address: CASE POSTAL 2600.1211 GENEVA 2 SWITZERLAND Account Holder: REMY
BOUZARD Bank Account No. USD: 777180.60G Clearing: 0240 Bank S W I F
T-BIC: UBSWCHZH80A I ban: CH26 0024 0240 7771 8060G

We write to inform you that I have authorized by the World Bank organization
and united nation in conjunction with the America government to investigate
the unnecessary delay of outstanding contract payment due to beneficiaries. We
are also empowered to recommend and approve claims for payment if certified as
genuine. During the course of our investigation, we discovered that your
payment has been unnecessarily delayed due to lack of single original
documents in your payment file that was made it impossible for your funds to
credit to your account before now. And some corrupt officials who are trying
to divert the beneficiary’s funds into their private accounts failed woefully
because no document to proof the claim.

In this regard, kindly reconfirm your personal information to us your bank
account details where you want the total funds to be transferred into, your
phone number for proper identification, and to know if you are the one sent
them to claim your funds.

The above requested information is to enable us verify properly to avoid wrong
transfer of funds as result of personal information not well given

Upon the proper identification, (IMF) will immediately sign the approval
letter and refer you to WORLD BANK TO PAY YOU FROM NIGERIA RESERVE ACCOUNT
WITH THEM.
Our desire is to serving you better
yours faithfully,

Williams Scott Rogers
Director International Monetary Fund.
Resident Representative Office
Nigeria.

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