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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: "Barr. Marc KRABI" <marckrabi2@yeah.net>
Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 03:12:13 +0800 (CST)
Subject: ATTENTION SIR,

Marc KRABI & Co Chambers
Attorneys at Law, Conveyances & Public Notaries
Address: C/122 Marina Cotonou,Benin Republuc.
E-MAIL: marckrabi@yahoo.fr / barr.marckrabi@gmail.com
Tel/Fax:(+229) 98918923

ATTENTION SIR,

I'm Barr. Marc KRABI expert in corporate and legal claims; I'm a partner at Cabinet D'Avocats Charles Badou & Partners Benin Republic, I am contacting you in regards to a deceased client who died in Plane crash in Cotonou, Benin Republic On Thursday, 25 December, 2003,22:53 GMT, he was a prominent client of mine.

Click the website below and view the Plane crash .
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/photo_gallery/3348445.stm

He happens to be from your country originally and share the same last names with you. Before his death, my client deposited (US$26 Million USD) at the vault of a financial institution in Benin, documentations regarding these transaction indicates that claims can only be made by his relative/ family member.

Unfortunately he had no (will) at the time of his death.

All efforts made through some Private Investigators have revealed no link to any of his family member. But your name came up as a possible relative.

However, the Benin law of succession/claims/fund indicates a duration in which such claims could be tolerated.

The financial institution have mandated me to present the next of kin or a relative who will claim the funds and Failure to respond to this ultimatum would legally allow the financial institute to report this funds to the Benin Reserve Bank as unclaimed funds(Lack of supersede).

I have put in place all necessary requirements concerning the release of this funds and it is my intention to introduce this opportunity to you as the beneficiary.

Listen, this is real and goes on in Banks all over the world without people’s knowledge. A lot of customers open private accounts with different Banks without the knowledge of their families and when they die, such money will be lost to the Bank unless someone comes to claim it. This is how a lot of Bank Directors make so much money silently.

I GUARANTEE that this process would be executed under a legitimate arrangement that would legally protect you from any breach of the law.

Best regards,

Barr Marc KRABI
E-MAIL: marckrabi@yahoo.fr / barr.marckrabi@gmail.com

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