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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: "Reagan Kabando" <treasurycreditctrl@mail.com>
Reply-To: reagankabando@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2016 00:51:48 +0800
Subject: Next Of Kin Claims

Hello,

I am Mr. Reagan Kabando, I work with a reputable financial institution in Kenya as an
Account Officer in the Treasury/Credit Control Unit. I was the accounting officer of a
national of your country, who bear the same last name with you that died some years
back in Westgate shopping mall attack by Al-Shabaab terror attack, on 23rd September
2013 to enable his family claim his inheritance funds.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name over the
Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you, I have contacted
you to assist in repatriating the assets and Capital valued at £12,540,000.00 Million
pounds (Twelve Million, Five Hundred and Forty Thousand Pounds Only) left behind by my
client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the share holders of
this Financial Institution, so that they can share his funds as dividends amongst
themselves.

The Bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account
confiscated within the next fourteen official working days. Please get back to me to
enable me furnish you with more details.


I am waiting to hear from you soon.

Best regards,
Reagan Kabando

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