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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: "Rev.Martin Olsen" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rev.martinolsen22@yahoo.es>
Date: Wed, 1 May 2013 22:00:53 +0700
Subject: GET BACK TO US IF YOU WISH TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND.

United Nation Fraud and Money Laundering Oversight Dept
Investigation/ Monitoring/ Resolve and Consult Unit
Attn: Dear ,
 
I am Rev.Martin Olsen (Fsc, Mni) United Nation representative for African Economic Crimes, Scam and Money Laundering.
I write to address you on the account of petitions addressed to the United Nation Security Council by both the government of United State of America , France Britain re-enacting an expose to the colossal magnitude of scam, deceit and money laundering cartel ring prevalent with countries such as Gambia, Nigeria, Ghana, Benin Republic, England, Spain and United State of America . It was on account of this that United Nation deployed its African Commission on Economic Crimes to wade into this ugly trend.
Our Investigation revealed that this scam has been for a very long time but assumed global dimension in the last fifteen years. In response to these petitions to the UN, we have been engaged with the Nigeria government in the last five months, discussing the implication of this ugly payment scam in Nigeria. The high powered delegation from the UN has achieved remarkable progress in our discussion with the Federal government of Nigeria.
We are first in Nigeria because our investigation revealed that this payment scam fraud originated from Nigeria. Need not be reminded that this same scam issue formed the fulcon of the discussion between President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria and his United State counterpart Barrack Obama during the visit of the former between April and June 2010 as President Jonathan visited twice. He openly asked the American government to assist Nigeria in calming this ugly vice.
In the last five months our team have worked assiduously with the cooperation of the Nigeria government to reach a compromise considering that this well documented payment claim scam is a systemic method through which the highly placed Nigeria officials use in fleeing money using their proxies to make contact to you. If you are convinced, they use to get all the necessary requirement to move out the money in your name but the money never gets to you because they have other ideas, so they put the money in secret accounts by then you have been used. Our investigation revealed this trend. At this point you became a beneficiary without payment from the government. The truth is that you have been involved all this while in a monetary payment claim scam. On record, your name, official address, your bank details and other vital information are well documented but no cent appropriated to you. At this point the money in question that you are used to clear out has been siphoned away
In our candid resolution with the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, it was well noted that most of the victims spent enormous amount of money in this scam, therefore should be adequately compensated. Presently we have started the payment of the compensation for victims as agreed between the UN and the government of Nigeria. This commission is paying out the sum of $2.2M to all the victimized beneficiaries in our list.
Finally this letter came to you because you have been listed and entitled to receive the sum of $2.2M as compensation fee. Contact our office via email with information’s like Name, Address, form of ID Card and Phone Number for accurate vetting.
Contact us immediately.
 
Rev.Martin Olsen (Fsc, Mni)
United Nation representative
African Economic Crimes, Scam and Money Laundering
Direct Line: 234-80 97180604

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