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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: "olutayo olutayo" <olutayogtbank@olutayogtbank.org>
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 15:16:33 +0000
Subject: Confidential


DIRECTOR GUARANTY TRUST BANK PLC LAGOS,NIGERIA.
 
ATTN:Sir/Madam
Firstly,i must solicite your confidence in this transaction.I know that
a transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprenhensive,but be assured
that at the end all concerned would smile.I decided to contact you due to
the urgency of this transaction.
Let me introduce myself.I am Mr. Olutayo Aderinokun Managing Director Guaranty
Trust Bank Plc.I got your contact via my private search and dicided to ask
for your personal involvement because of the volume of your business.
THE PROPOSITION: A Foreigner,Late Mr Peter Creek an Expertriate engineer,who
is involved in oil merchant/contractor with the Federal Government of Nigeria,until
His death over two years ago in a ghastly car accident,banked with us here
and a closing balance as at the end of March,2002 of USD 28.2 Million(twenty
eight million,two hundred thousand dollars)equivalent in the local currency,which
the bank now expects a next of kin to claim as beneficiary.
All efforts by bank to contact any of his relatives proved unseccesful.
As a result of this the Board of Directors are about to place the as"UNCLAIMAMBLE"and
it has been decided that this fund will be withdrawn from our Bank here
into the Central Bank as access. In order to prevent this,some of my colleagues
and i now seek your assistance to have you stand in as the beneficiary's
next of kin.
All documents to enable you claim this fund will be carefully worked out
on your names and please note that This Proposal is 100% risk free on your
side. We have agreed that 35% of the total fund when remitted would be your
share. Again take note that up to 10% of would stand as incidental expenses,The
remaining 55% would be our share,more details would follow with time.
If this proposal is acceptable to you ,kindly contact me through my email and foward to me your telephone and fax numbers for easy communications.
 
 
PLEASE TREAT THIS AS A VERY URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL MATTER.(Please feel
free to question my reputation in the Bank,but keep the transaction off
for security reasons.)
Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Olutayo Aderinokun B.Sc. (GTB)

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