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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: "Foreign Payment Record" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <icpic1@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 15:26:41 -0000
Subject: The office of the Foreign Payment Record Committee Board

6TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2009,
E-mail: fprecord@financier.com
Tel; +44 702 405 2494.

Dear Beneficiary,
The office of the Foreign Payment Record Committee Board, officially wish to notify that your payment the sum of 12,500,000.00 British Pounds Sterling with the new accrued interest of 110,000.00 British Pounds Sterling has been officially scheduled for transfer, but due to some swift transfer error on your payment file, we legitimately orders you to make a choice of payment as stated below.

To this effect, we have this day 4th November 2009, compiled your payment file and advice you to keep us posted on how you wish to receive your approved funds the total sum of 12,610,000.00 British Pounds Sterling.

Should we commence transfer via our payment office here in London UK or our Foreign Payment Firm New Jersey U S A?

Thanks,

ADAKU GLORY
DIRECTOR FOREIGN PAYMENT RECORD


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