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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: "JONNY TAYLOR" <tay1@galmail.co.za> (may be fake)
Reply-To: tay@galmail.co.za
Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2004 15:42:18 +0200
Subject: MR.JONNY

FROM: JONNY TAYLOR
JOHANNESBURG
SOUTH AFRICA
TEL: 27-73-599-3635

INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY AS JOINT BUSINESS WITH YOU. I
AMJONNY TAYLOR. I AM THE SON OF CHARLES TAYLOR THE FORMER
PRESIDENT OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA, PRESENTLY ON
POLITICAL ASSYLUM IN NIGERIA.RECENTLY I ESCAPED TO SOUTH
AFRICA WHICH I DONT WISH YOU; EXPOSE MY WHERE ABOUT IN ANY
CASE.

MY FATHER DEPOSITED THE SUM OF USD14.7 MILLION DOLLARS
STASHED AWAY IN EUROPE WHICH I WANT TO INVEST IN YOUR
COUNTRY.

I AM WRITING THIS MAIL TO YOU, SO THAT YOU WILL FOR
SECURITY REASONS FRONT FOR ME IN RECIEVING THEMONEY IN YOUR
BANK ACCOUNT FOR A JOINT BUSINESS INVESTMENTTHAT IS VERY
LUCRATIVE IN YOUR COUNTRY.

PLEASE IF YOU ARE INTERESTED PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR MORE
DETAILS,PLEASE YOU CAN EMAIL at (tay@galmail.co.za)FOR
SECURITY REASONS WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU.

I REMAIN YOUR FAITHFULLY.

JONNY TAYLOR





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