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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: john <jo_fisher@blumail.org>
Reply-To: john_fisher_banker@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 26 May 2011 19:32:05 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Hello





From: Mr. John Fisher
Subject: Next of kin
E-mail: john.fisher_b@yahoo.co.uk
Atten: +447045726304
To be precise, I am a banker in one of the International banks. Unfortunately one of my client's who was a property magnate and building contractor passed away with his wife and only son in an air disaster some years back.

Upon his death nobody has lay a claims on the fund since the person (son) he provided as the next of kin died with him in the crash leaving a vacuum to be filled. The bankers had planned to invoke the abandoned property decree of 1943 to confiscate the funds after the expiration of a certain period.

It was in the light of this I contacted you considering that your surname is the same with my late client knowing obviously that you are not in any way related to my late client. The fund £85,000,000.00 ( Eighty-Five million Great British Pounds Sterling only)will be shared in the ratio of 50% for you, 40% will be meant for me while 10% to defray all cost arising in the execution of this transaction.

I hereby assure you that this transaction is 100% risk free and will be conducted in legitimate manner without any financial bridge. You should trust me considering that I am my late client's account officer and financial adviser.

If interested, kindly contact me immediately by furnishing me with your complete information;

1) Your full names: …………………………………………
2) Age: ………………………………………………………
3) Direct Tel #: ………………………………………………
4) Mobile Tel #: ………………………………………………
5) Fax #: ……………………………………………………
6) E-mail: ………………………………………………………
7) Nature of job/position: ……………………………………
8)Marital status : ……………………………………………
9) Address: ……………………………………………………
10) Attach copy of ID................................................................

Upon receipt of your response, I will send you the documents pertaining to the deposit of the fund and engage the services of an attorney to carry out the legal documentation that will compel the bank to recognize you as the next of kin and release the fund to you.

Thanks for your anticipated cooperation.

Yours sincerely,
Mr.John Fisher
(Account manager)

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