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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: "United Bank for Africa" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <veronica.amadi00@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2016 03:18:51 +0300
Subject: Your Fund

United Bank for Africa Group
.............Africa's Global Bank


Attention To This Notice,

In the course of our General Auditing and Account revision of this first quarter of this year 2016, we discovered that the Bank Accounts belonging to some Benefactors have been changed on the basis that the owners have died some time last year or have given out an authorization note of change of data.

After the investigations however, it was revealed that there are Foreigners who are collaborating with Retired Staff to make these changes illegally without the knowledge of the Benefactors and one traced to your own change is this MRS MELES ALEM MENGSTU, of Department of Immigration and Nationality Affairs, who said you died last year, hence they have forwarded below bank details so as to divert your funds.


Bank: Hang Seng Bank
Bank Address: 83 Des Veoux Road , Central - Hong Kong
Account Name: Rick Jones
Account Number: 235325172882
Swift Code: HASEHKHHIBAN NO.HK403

But we wanted to confirm if actually this is true and decided to write to your email address for confirmation of this US$2.8Million, which after one (1) week from today and there is no response, we shall then carry out payment in their favor.
If proved otherwise by you that you are not dead, please forward to us all the related Benefactors particulars including your Telephone number,contact address, copy of your ID Card.

These details from you will help to assist us reach a conclusion that you are not dead. Anything contrary to this claim will help us charge this men to court and prosecute them while your fund will be paid to you immediately without any further delay. You have to get back to us on time for us to commence legal proceedings if really you are not dead.

Yours in Service,
Mrs Veronica Amadi
Foreign Affairs Remittance Unit
United Bank for Africa (UBA).
E-mail: uba-africaunit@administrativos.com
uba-africaunit@secretarias.com
veronica.amadi00@gmail.com

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