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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Brien Darrel <brien_darrel23@globomail.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 22:49:30 +0100 (BST)
Subject: partnership request




Hello; Proposed Partner

My name is Brien Darrel. I am the chief Financial Officer at theAlliance-Leicester Bank United Kingdom. My contacting you is based on a secret
discovery of the sum of £28.250.390.00 (Twenty Eight Million, Two Hundred
and Fifty Thousand,Three Hundred and Ninety Pounds Sterling) only, in a
dormant Escrow Account.

It will be in my interest to work and finish this transaction with you.I will like you stand as the Next Of Kin to the deceased as no one has come up for this funds all this while..
please indicate your positive interest immediately for us to proceed if not please ignore.
Remember this is absolutely confidential because my Bank does not know about it.

Get back to me on my private email address,brien_darrel23@globomail.com.


Warmest regards,
Brien Darrel,
Chief Financial Officer,
Alliance-Leicester Bank.
United Kingdom.


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