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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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Fraud email example:

From: emmypatrick2001@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 00:10:38 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?URGENT=20REPLY=20NEEDED=2E?=

UNION BANK OF NIG PLC
35 MARINA,
LAGOS ISLAND.

ATTENTION:

FIRST, I MUST SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION, THIS IS BY VIRTURE
IF ITS NATURE AS BEING UTTERLY CONFIDENCIAL AND TOP SECRET.THROUGH I KNOW
THAT A TRANSACTION OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL MAKE ANY ONE APPREHENSIVE AND
WORRIED, BUT I AM ASSURING YOU THAT ALL WILL BE WELL AT THE END OF THE DAY.
WE HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU DUE TO THE URGENCY OF THIS TRANSACTION, LET
ME START BY INTRODUCING MYSELF PROPERLY
TO YOU. I AM THE MANAGER BILLS AND EXCHANGE OF FOREIGN RIMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
OF UNION BANK(U.B.N HEADQUARTERS LAGOS NIGERIA) FORMALLY UNION BANK OF SWITZERLAND(UBS-AG
ZURICH SWITZERLAND). IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT POLICIES ON INDIGINALIZATION
LAW ON COMPANY AND ALLIED MATTERS OF JAN 1977. I AM WRITING YOU THIS LETTER
TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND CO-OPERATION TO CARRY OUT THIS TRANSACTION.

WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF US$ 10.5 MILLION(TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND US DOLLARS IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FORIEGN CUSTOMER
WHO DIED ALONG SIDE HIS ENTIRE FAMILY IN NOVEMBER 1977 IN A PLANE CRASH.
SINCE THIS DEVELOPMENT, WE HAVE ADVERTISED FOR HIS NEXT OF KIN OR ANY CLOSE
RELATION TO COME AND FORWARD TO CLAIM THIS MONEY, BUT NOBODY CAME TO APPLY
FOR THE CLAIM. TO THS EFFECT, I AND TWO OTHER OFFICIALS IN MY DEPARTMENT,
HAVE DECIDED TO LOOK FOR A TRUSTED FORIEGN PARTNER WHO CAN STAND IN AS THE
NEXT OF KIN TO DECEASED AND CLAIM THIS MONEY. WE NEED A FORIEGN PARTNER
TO APLLY FOR THE CLAIM BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FORIEGNER
AND WE DON'T WANT THIS MONEY TO GO INTO THE BANKS TREASURY AS UNCLAIMEDFUND.


EVERY DOCUMENT TO AFFECT THIS PROCESS WILL EMANATE FROM MY TABLE AND I
WILL PERFECT EVERY DOCUMENT TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BANKING LAW AND
GUIDELINES, SO YOU HAVE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. WE HAVE AGREED THAT 30%
OF THE MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU, 10% FOR EXPENSES INCURRED ON BOTH SIDES, WHILE
60% WILL
BE FOR MY COLLEAGUES AND I.

IF YOU ARE GOING TO HELP ME, INDICATE BY REPLYING THIS LETTER AND PUTTING
IN YOUR BANK PARTICULARS, PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS.I AWAIT YOUR
IMMEDIATE REPLY TO ENABLE US START THIS TRANSACTION IN EARNEST. ONCE I RECEIVE
YOUR REPLY, I WILL SEND YOU THE TEXT OF APPLICATION FOR IMMEDIATE APPLICATION
OF CLAIM. THANKS FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED ASSISTANCE.

PLEASE CONTACT ME THROUGH THIS E-MAIL ADDRESS,(emmypatrick2000@yahoo.com)
FOR MORE DEDATILS.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

EMMYPATRICK.



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