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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: =?UTF-8?Q?=6F=6C=75=20=61=64=65=6E=69=6A=69?= <olu15@walla.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 20:37:08 +0200
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?=50=61=79=6D=65=6E=74=20=4E=6F=74=69=66=69=63=61=74=69=6F=6E=2C=20?=



Attention ,

  Payment Notification,  This is to officially bringing to your notice that Federal Government of Nigeria in conjunction with Ministry of Finance has instructed us to release  your Contract Inheritance funds to you within 48hrs ,which has been approved to release to you total sum of $3,500,000.00 ,Million United States Dollars , you have been reported to be sick and hospitalized for last week by your representative Mr.Anthony Griffith Savage of United State forwarding the below account for the transfer of Partition payment of total sum of $3,500,000.00, of your Inheritance fund as instructed by you with power of attorney tendered to us today. Please Verify these information,


Bank Name: Norisbank      
Account Holder's Name: Mr.Werner Striegel Hans
Account Number: 200443000
IBAN: DE28 1007 7777 0200 4430 00  
Swift code: NORSDE51XXX     
Bank Address: Norisbank, 10910 Berlin, Germany



If you are not hospitalized? You are advice to reply your information to Mr Gary Chijok Thomas Director of International Investigation Ministry of Finance for verification before he can release of your Inheritance Money, Reply him through this E-mail Address              drgarycthomas@live.com



Your Full name......
Your Address.......
Your mobile number......
Your age........
You sex......
A copy of your verifiable ID for verification. .....
Your occupation.......
Your country........
Your   city........
Your Monthly Income..........
Your Banking information................


I await the requested information ASAP.
I'am at your service ,

Best Regards,

Mr Olu Adeniji


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