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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: "Dr. Uden" <info@finednc.com>
Reply-To: <icbben@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2016 18:42:28 +0100
Subject: Re: Re: Payment ATM CARD.

Attention My Dear,

Good day, I am Dr. Uden Ako Uden Credit Manager in United Bank For Africa (UBA) Your details and payment certificate where forward to us from the (IMF) EMAIL PROMO where your EMAIL where awarded the payment of Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($800,000.00) only among 2 others which was done last year 2015. I want to inform you that with the information forwarded to us, we have last week issue and credit your ATM Card do to my health condition, I have package and registered your ATM Card with a local shpping company Trans Parcel Delivery Service an Express Courier Company with registration code for the ( Shipment Code awb 33xzs).

I have travel out this morning and I advise you to immediately contact the below person with the shipment code as provided above to receive your payment card.

Trans Parcel Delivery Service
C/31, Dantopa, Cotonou-Benin
Tel: +229 68796304 / +229 6435234
e-Mail: tpdservice@outlook.com
Contact: Mr. Jules Gbeholo ( Operation Manager)

So all you need to do now, is contact the above immediately to receive your ATM Card and you must not delay in collecting it from the shipper as I have indicated to you.


Best Regards,
Dr. Uden Ako Uden



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