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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: rolandmorris262@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2017 21:20:37 +0330
Subject: COMPENSATION PAYMENT VIA ATM CARD

SCAM VICTIM COMPENSATION PAYMENT VIA ATM CARD
STANDARD CHARTERED BANK/UNITED NATIONS
COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS DIRECTIVE

SCAMMED VICTIM/$1.05 MILLION BENEFICIARY.REF/PAYMENTS CODE:06654 $1.05 MILLION USD

This is to bring to your notice that I am delegated from the United Nations and santander Bank to pay you and others $1.05 Million each, you are listed and approved for this payments as one of the beneficary,get back to us as soon as possible for the immediate payments of your $1.05 Million compensations funds.

On this faithful recommendations, I want you to know that during the last UN meetings held at New york city USA,it was alarmed so much by the rest of the world in the meetings on the lose of funds by various foreigners to the scams artists.

IN a key note address the president of the UNITED NATION promised to compensate some people with the said amount of $1.05 Million USD each,Due to the corrupt and inefficient banking systems of some countries,the payments are to be paid by santander Bank as the leading paying bank.

Furthermore you are advice to reconfirm you billing address include your full name and direct contact telephone number to the Managing Director of Swift Card Consultant Payment Center for the certified ATM Card, the contact information is as follows:

MANAGING DIRECTOR SWIFT CARD
SANTANDER BANK
DR Roland Morris
Email:( rolandmorris262@yahoo.com )


NB: contact the Managing Director Swift Card Consultant Payment Center immediately with the necessary information required from you so that they will commence on processing.

Yours faithfully
Ms. Alice Rose.

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