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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: "Antonio Capilla" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <atcapilla@onet.pl>
Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2017 07:47:40 +0700
Subject: Re: Vital Informations

Hello,


How are you today? First I must solicit your confidence in this transaction; this is by virtue of its nature as being utterly confidential and top secret. Though I Know That a transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring That this is real and genuine. I am the director, bills and exchange at the foreign remittance department of the Standard Chartered Bank of Spain. I came to know you in my private search for a reliable and reputable person to handle this Confidential Transaction, Which involves the transfer of a huge sum of money to a foreign account Requiring maximum confidence.


MY proposition; We discovered an abandoned sum of? 14,320,000.00 (Fourteen Million Three Hundred and Twenty Thousand Euros) in an account That belongs to one of our late customers (Andreas Schranner) who died along with his wife and entire family on 25th July, 2000, Air France Concorde flight 4590 plane crash. Since his death, none of his next-of-kin or relations has come forward to lay Claims for this money as the heir. We can not release the fund from his account : unless someone Applies for claim as the next-of-kin to the deceased as Indicated in our banking guidelines.


Unfortunately, no family member has ever nor relative Appeared claim that the said fund. Upon this discovery, the now seek your permission to have you stand as next of kin to the deceased So THAT the funds (Fourteen Million Three Hundred and Twenty Thousand Euros) can be released and paid into your account as the beneficiary's next of kin otherwise the fund will be returned this treasury as unclaimed funds. All documents that enable you receive this fund will be carefully worked out. Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutual business endeavor by furnishing me with the Following;

1. Your full names and address
2. Direct Telephone and fax numbers

Requirements These will enable us file letters of claim to the appropriate Return departments for Necessary approvals in your favor before the transfer can be made. That we have agreed our ratio of sharing will be as Stated THUS; a final Conclusion of this project, 50% of this Shall be for us, while 35% Shall be for you and the remaining 15% Shall be used to compensate either party for any expenses Incurred.

Your share stays while 35% of our 50% share Shall be used for investment purposes in your Country. For your confirmation, you can visit this website for more info http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/859479.stm . If this proposal is acceptable to you, do not take undu advantage of the trust we have bestowed in you, I await your urgent mail.

Best Regards,
Antonio Capilla.

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