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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: barnabas ukwuoma <barnabas_ukwuoma01@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: barnabas_ukwuoma01@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 11:25:10 +0100 (BST)
Subject: call me urgently +226-76437012


From:Mr.Barnabas Ukwuoma,
Bank of Africa,
Bobo Dioulasso Branch.
Burkina-Faso.

Dear Friend,

I got your contact during my search on the Internet. My name is Mr.Barnabas Ukwuoma , the regional manager of Bank of Africa Bobo Dioulasso Branch Burkina-Faso. I am a Burkinabe 45 years and married with three kids although i am not comfortable to send this proposal to you because of increase in scam and fraud expecially in Africa but i am too sure that this is not scam because you have access to confirm provided you did not let my bank know the source of your information.

I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit both of us. As the regional manager of the bank, it is my duty to send financial reports to my head office in the capital city of Ouagadougou,Burkina-Faso. On the course of the last year 2004 end of the year's report, I discovered that my branch in which I am the manager made Two Million Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand US Dollars (2,550.000.00) of which my head office is not aware and will never be aware of it. I have since then PLACED this fund in an ESCROW CALL ACCOUNT without a beneficiary.

As the regional manager of the bank, I cannot be directly connected to this money thus I am impelled to request for your assistance to receive this money into your bank account. I intend to part 25% of this fund to you while 75% shall be for me and two officers who will assist me move the fund to your account. I do need to assure you that there are no risk involved in this business. Its going to be a bank-to-bank transfer. All I need from you is to stand as the original depositor of this fund.
If you accept this offer, I will appreciate your timely response and then we shall discuess on how you will keep our share.
With regards,

Mr.Barnabas Ukwuoma
00226-76437012







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