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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: "Terence Mowschenson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <terencemowschenson@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2019 14:51:50 +0200
Subject: Please Reply My Proposal

Hello,

I am barrister Terence Mowschenson and a member of Wilberforce Chambers London, UK.

It is of great honor that I am contacting you to stand as the beneficiary to a late client of mine.

In 2006, my late client Mr. Alejandro Carlos Alberto who has no next of kin, made a fixed deposit for 48 months, valued at (Eighteen Million One Hundred and Six British Pounds Sterling) with Credit Suisse bank.

The maturity date for this deposit is 16th of September 2008. Sadly, Mr. Alejandro Carlos Alberto died in January 31, 2008 in West Virginia while on business trip.

Since the last quarter of 2008 until today, my chambers have been finding means to reach any of his surviving next of kin/ beneficiary to ascertain if whether to roll over the deposit or have the contract sum withdrawn.

Therefore, I am seeking your co-operation to present you as the one to benefit from this fund as his rightful next of kin/ beneficiary, so that Credit Suisse bank will pay the funds to you.

I was his personal attorney in charge of all legal activities concerning his business and personal life. In one of our business trips together, he made me assure him that upon his death I should look for a trustee partner who is credibly capable of handling his fund for proper investment purpose.

He further stated that I should pay his share of whatever comes out of the trustee partnership to the less privilege at the end of every year.

I have done enough inside bank arrangement, I will provide you with all the necessary information, documents and proof to legally back up the claim from the different offices concerned for the smooth transfer of the fund to any of your accounts as the true beneficiary.

If this proposal satisfies you, please get back to me with the following information:

Full name, Telephone, fax, Mobile Number, Address, Age, Sex and Occupation

I anticipate your urgent response to enable us to proceed further.

Yours in service,
Terence Mowschenson QC

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