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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: "usman ahmed" <usman_ahmed005@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 02 Aug 2005 09:12:11 +0000
Subject: TREAT AS URGENT AND CALL ME ON : 00226 76 577966

FROM MR USMAN AHMED
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT.
SOCIETE GENERALE DU BANQUES BURKINA FASO (SGBBF)

Dear Friend,

I am MR USMAN AHMED, the bill and exchange manager of SOCIETE GENERALE DU
BANQUES BURKINA FASO (SGBBF) in West Africa with due respect and regards.

I have decided to contact you on a business transaction that will be very
beneficial to both of us at the end of the transaction. We had a foreign
client MR BRAIN O. ISAAC ,who deposited a huge sum of money (US$10.5
million)with our
bank.

Eventually, this client was among the victims of a plane crash that crashed
on
the 31-10-1999 in U.S.A but, since then we have not had any body coming for
the claims as the next of kin. A situation I have monitored closely with my
position in the bank.

Now, having monitored this deposit over the years after his death, and hence
nobody has showed up as the next of kin for the past three and half years, I
have moved the file to my private volt.

I now solicit for your assistance to present you as the next of kin as every
other arrangement has being concluded by me and I am only waiting for a
foreigner to enable me move the fund to his account. This does not have any
risk attached to it as all the internal documentations will be
handled by me.

I therefore request you to confirm your interest by repling this message,and
I
will furnish you with details. Your interest will be negotiable before we
commence the project.

I look forward to hear from you.
Remain Bless.

Yours Faithfully.
MR USMAN AHMED FROM
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT.
SOCIETE GENERALE DU BANQUES BURKINA FASO (SGBBF)

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