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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: "MIKE NGIGE" <mikengige_u@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mikebello@hotmail.ro
Date: Mon, 05 Dec 2005 16:22:19 +0000
Subject: SHIPPMENT OF YOUR FUNDS

ATTN: HONORABLE CONTRACTOR

Sequel to the secretive arrangement in regards of the shipment of your
Contract sum, I wish to inform you that all necessary modalities have Been
automatically concluded and your fund have left Nigeria to London Via your
Country today by Diplomatic Express Cargo Flight. Seeing that you have gone
through a lot trying to receive this fund but all to no Avail.

Note carefully the content of the crate is "Money’s tried contacting You
through your old information, rather I got someone that told me your No
longer interested with the transaction that you have given him the go Ahead
order to complete it with my bank.

Therefore I want to know if the diplomat should go ahead and deliver The
consignment to your partner that told me he is presently in California and
also the amount in the box is ($10,000.000.00) ten million Dollars But I did
not disclose it to the Diplomatic Courier Services as Money, rather I
informed them that the crate contain Vital "DIPLOMATIC DOCUMENTS belonging
to my client that's you.

Furthermore, the weight of the consignment is 90kg but I manage to pay 45kg,
which cost US$9,000.00 On no account should you disclose the Content of the
crate with the Diplomatic Courier Services.

In the meantime, contact the Global Trust Diplomatic Courier Services in
There affiliate office in London (UK) to the
Attn:Rev Micheal Cole
TEL: + 44 77 16013410
Email:revmicole1@sify.com
to know the actual situation With the consignment and also give them your
address where the Consignment will be delivered and then get back to me as
soon as Possible, Meanwhile I will be coming over to your country
immediately the consignment arrives in your Country for my share.

Please update me as you contact the Global Trust Diplomatic Courier Services
for more details you may need from me.

Congrats and remain blessed

Yours faithfully,
Mike Bello
Tel+234 803 9250012
Note: that this is a deal and I would want this transaction to be
Confidential and the bank I work with must not know about it, I am the head
of operation Union Bank of Nigeria Plc.


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