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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: "Resolution " <flitz5@green1xx.jp.tn>
Reply-To: <antoniojackson_dept@outlook.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2016 11:47:37 -0800
Subject: Inheritance Recovery Consolidation Scheme.(IRCS) London, UK


Your urgent attention to this sensitive notification:

I know that this letter will definitely be amazing to you because of the antecedent of global trend (Internet Abuse/Scam), but it is advisable you treat this notification with absolute urgency because of the misconceptions in the first letter, however be inform accordingly that necessity is laid upon this Committee in form of petition in respect to your delayed inheritance payment. We have noted all inconvenience rendered to you by unauthorized officials in the process of trying to claim your inheritance. All efforts by these officials to deliberately frustrate foreign beneficiary, withholding and refusing to release their approved payment. I am a man of substance and i believe in myself, i do not share the believe that you are a candidate of failure;perhaps i am reacting to the content of message i found in your payment file. Being the chairman of this committee inaugurated to oversee all delayed inheritance payment, it is my duty to attach great
premium to the release of your payment. The aim and objective of this letter is not to engage in a debate or argument forum; rather it is aimed at wiping out the tears of the past years of administrative injustice and infringement on your civil rights of inheritance and to restore your lost hope and confidence so as to putt smiles on your faces as purported.


Nevertheless, the only way and manner through and by which you can achieve the desired result is maintain/remain committed and obedient to the payment instruction and directives. Myself and Dr. Antonio Jackson, were appointed to administer this payment exercise being the Director of Scam Victim Consolidation Commission. We expect you to take our advice seriously, hence our duty is to guide you in the right parts and direction by channeling your files to the appropriate authority for immediate payment. Perhaps i strongly believe that we are competent in handling our administrative duties. Following the meeting held on Friday last week in your favor in regards to the release of your inheritance payment, the meting comprising the U.S Executive Council Members on Inheritance Consolidation payment and the official from the United Nations all were present at the meeting venue which took place at the White House on Friday last week. The subject matter for
discussion was based on implementation of new policy for the smooth remittance of your inheritance, the meeting was successfully concluded and we jointly arrived at the resolution that the release of your payment shall be conducted in a professional manner upon hearing from you.


Sequel to the authorization letter to release and remit your funds. The committee has verdict that files of all concerned must be re-validated; At this point therefore, we sincerely implore you to forward all claim detailed information if possible to be supported with documents you may have received in the prior transaction, for verification/evaluation. Upon fulfilling the above obligations/requirement as stipulated in the deed of assignment with the payment authority to expedite action in carrying out the release of your funds. More so, this commission expresses regret and disappointment over the way and manner by which some Courier, Offices, authorities, Agents and banks officials handled your payment, we equally express dismay and dissatisfaction over administrative injustice and uncivil conducts on the part of officials that were assigned the responsibility of remitting your fund. We have further placed sanction on every person, offices, authorities,
banks, and security outfit respectively that took part in frustrating the release of your funds. Finally, we have sworn the oath of allegiance with our duty post to uphold and re-address the mistake of the past administration that gave room for criminal activities.


Signed,
Rev, George Melvin
Sole Administrator
Inheritance Recovery Consolidation Scheme.(IRCS) London, UK
Tel: +44 797 825 5287

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