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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: "PAUL" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <drpaulokoye8000@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2014 18:58:12 -0700
Subject: CALL ME 44 77000 67 341 TEST

FIDELITY-BANK INTERNATIONAL
108 Canada Square
London Rd,E14 5HQ
Attention Beneficiary,
Ref: Q8594
File: C/L9H0445
Ref: Payment of $5,000 000 Approval.
CALL ME 44 77000 67 341


We received an instruction few days from our correspondence (Fidelity Bank) to release your awarded payment fund valued sum of $5,000,000 into your contract account,
we are on the process to open an bank account in your name and forward to you the account information so that you can access your fund in your account by yourself But
we are surprise this morning when we are about to open online bank account on your behalf, we received another email from M.SUNDARARAJ whom claim to be your
representative with a letter of trust certificate telling us that he's your next of kin and you left an instruction to him for the claim of your(deposited fund
$5,000 000) Here are the below account information he forwarded to us to transfer your fund into her account. The account which she forward to us as follow.


Contact Via-email: drpaulokoye8000@yahoo.com
FURNISH YOUR VALID DATA TO ENABLE US VERIFY YOUR DETAILS.
1. YOUR FULL NAME.
2. YOUR TELEPHONE.
3. FAX.
4. AGE.
5. SEX.
6. YOUR OCCUPATION
7. YOUR ADDRESS.
8. ANY OF YOUR ID PROOF

HOWEVER, WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENT DETAILS TO THE SAID MR.M.SUNDARARAJ, IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT SEVEN WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY, WE WILL

PROCESS AND RELEASE THE FUND INTO M.SUNDARARAJ.
Your Sincerely,
DR PAUL OKOYE

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