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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: terrdo@terra.com.mx
Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 13:54:52 +0100
Subject: Mr. Terry Doo And Associates

Mr. Terry Doo And Associates
Talackerstrasse 1, P.O. Box 05
Zurich Opfikon- Glattbrugg,
Switzerland

E-MAILS:-terrddoo@yahoo.com
terrdo@ny.com

Attn.: Sir,

I am Mr.Terry Idoo a financial consultant based in Zurich Opfikon- Glattbrugg,Switzerland.
I have a client (widow) whose late husband, A senior official under the
defunt military regime in Nigeria before democracy took place. She is a
beneficiary of the sum of Twenty Million Pounds (£23.000,000.00) which the
late husband deposited in a Security company in Europe.

My client could not be able to claim this fund from the security company
due to her inability to afford the accumulated demmurage on the fund which
was packed cash in a box and deposited at the company years ago.

I solicit for your assistance to help her in claiming this money and you
will be rewarded for doing that. My client has in her position, The fund
DEPOSIT SLIP CERTIFICATE and the SECURITY LOCK CODE which she alone can
provide in order to open the box. We are going to change the beneficiary
of the fund to your name and also release the security lock code to you.

My client is willing to offer you 25% of the total fund if you can assist
her transfer this fund to your country or any bank of your wish as she needs
an assistance of a trustworthy person who will be willing to offer financial/moral
assistance for her proposed profit oriented transaction
in order for her to invest in a stable economy.

Her interest is in companies with potentials for rapid growth in long terms.
My client is interested in placing part of her fund in your company. You
can contact me for more details via my private e-mail address:(terrddoo@yahoo.com)
stated above for more details or through this emails below (terrdo@terra.com.mx
or (terrdo@ny.com)

I will give you copy of my international passport by email through attachment
on your reply if need be.


Yours Sincerely,

Mr.Terry Idoo

Principal Attorney


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