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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: "Dennis Eric" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <denrice_esq@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2015 05:46:14 -0700
Subject: GET BACK TO ME ASAP

Dear Friend ,
I know very well that you would be surprised to read from me, especially someone relatively unknown to you.I sourced your profile from a human resource profile database in the Internet.
 
Kindly view website of the Dana Air Crash:on timely death of my client.
 
http://www.google.com.ng/search?q=dana+air+crash+in+nigeria&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=nUrIUbSXO8KlO9jngKgK&sqi=2&ved=0CEIQsAQ&biw=986&bih=572
 
 
In addition to that,I am a Solicitor at law, a personal attorney to my Late client .I wish to present you as the heir to my Client who died on 03-06-2012 in Dana 153 here in Nigeri leaving $7.3Million in a Bank here without a will.
I have every legal right to present anybody of my choice to the bank as the next of kin to the deceased provided he or she is a foreigner, irrespective of the names he or she bears since the bank itself has no knowledge of the next of kin.
It is not mandatory that you must be present or come to the bank here in Nigeria for this transaction to be executed but it could also facilitate the process if you could. Please I like being transparent in whatever I do. I will also be happy you remain honest with me. I will be more than willing to provide you with my ID/passport and the funds deposit certificate for your perusal if you can assure me that you have no intention to use them against me. I want this transaction to be highly confidential between you and me.
You and I will establish Deeds Of Partnership comprising the terms and conditions ,ie sharing distribution at the end of the transaction, maintenance of confidentiality, participation, etc. Both parties shall review the Deeds and sign if acceptable.
Then I will request for your information to enable me  procure a LETTER OF ADMINISTRATION from the Probate Registry of Nigeria High Court on your behalf. Thereafter, an approval from the court will be granted. I will in turn forward the approval letter accompanied by an application for claim to the bank on your behalf for the transfer of the inheritance funds valued at $7.3million to your designated bank account.
I have decided to share the inheritance funds with you for your kind  assistance as follows: 60% for me, and 40% for you. I believe this is a fair a share.
Leave your phone number in your reply.I need to talk with you before I forward my ID and documents. We are talking of huge sum of money, so, I need not to divulge the information until you have fully declared your willingness. In the other hand, if you think that you can not handle this transaction, try your very best to link me with someone who is honest, reliable and capable in handling it. I will compensate you immensely for your efforts.
I look forward to hearing from you shortly.
Thank you for your understanding
Yours Faithfully,
Dennis Eric Esq.
Legal Practitioner.
 

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