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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: "philip nelson" <philipnelson75@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: <philipnelson2000@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2016 01:23:58 -0500
Subject: Urgent mail please


Dear Sir,/Madam

By introduction, My Name is Mr. Philip Nelson, a banker by profession
From Barclays Bank of London, currently holding the post of an
external auditor in accounting, I need your urgent assistance in
transferring the sum of Twenty-Five Million United States Dollar to
your abroad account; this money has been dormant for years in our bank
without claim and this bank will automatically transfer this fund to
the bank treasury as unclaimed fund after this year if no one comes
for it.

Due to my position in this bank, I was called and asked to reveal a
successor of some accounts in the bank; on the process, I found out
some fund was left without indication of successor in the electronics
files and other record folder of the originator account. Then i assume
it could be a great opportunity to
contact you since you are a foreigner so that we can handle this deal
together and get this fund transfer abroad for investment.


I assure you that there is no risks involved in this transaction
because this is an account I have been following up for years, and
with my position in the bank, I have the right to register your
information as the rightful owner of the account electronically. and that
if you will devote your 100% trust in me. Lets argument this diamond
opportunity that will last for a life time.


I hereby called for your urgent respond and upon your reply; I will
direct you more on how this business will be executed and after the
transfer 30% of the total fund will be your wages on every
transaction.


This transaction is extremely confidential as the success of this
business depends on how secret it is kept based on my previous deals.

Yours sincerely,
Mr. Philip Nelson

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