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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: "Payment" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <tonybashiruikem82@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2015 12:35:02 -1200
Subject: LETTER!!!!

Dear Sir/Madam

This is in regard to outstanding payment. I am Mr.Tony Bashiru Ikem, the newly
appointed Operations Director United Nations, Legal Affairs,Security and Investigation
here in UK.The Executive Arms of the United Nation directed me to Investigate your
fund and to make sure that we approve all outstanding debts.

This decision was taken based on the abnormality and inability of the Banks overseas
to Release your fund into your bank account; Whereby it was discovered that some
officials of the bank were diverting foreign beneficiaries payment to another account
of their choice overseas. In view of this,during our investigation I found out that;
an account was submitted to divert your fund to a Germany account.

Below is the account submitted and I want you to confirm if you are aware of the new
development because we are about effecting payment to the account stated bellow today.

Beneficiary: CERSTIN WENGER SHENOUDA
Bank: FRANKFURTER BANK
A/C No.: 367840545
Swift Code: 50050201

Finally, be informed that a payment instruction has been issued and forwarded to the
Treasury Department of our paying bank in favor of he account above without any
further prejudice.But there is no way we can approve the fund to your account without
you confirming if you have changed your account for your fund to be transfer to the
Beneficiary: CERSTIN WENGER SHENOUDA BANK ACCOUNT IN GERMANY.
Contact me immediately for further clarification to know if you have giving
instruction to transfer your fund to the above account today.

On behalf of the entire management of United Nations, we are congratulating you in
advance and if you fail to contact this office on or before 72 hours from now then we
will now wire the fund to the German account.

Kindly furnish me with your info.
1.full name:.................................
2.address:..................................
3.cell number:.............................
4.sex:...........................................
5.age:..........................................
6.occupation:..............................
7.country:.....................................

To enable us commence all the legal documents immediately. Please forward your reply.

Thanks for your co-operation
Waiting for your urgent response

Yours faithfully,
MR.TONY BASHIRU IKEM
UN OFFICE OF LEGAL AFFAIRS
ACCOUNTANT GENERAL,
(SECURITY AND INVESTIGATION)

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