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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: "FEDRICK GERALD" <fedrickgerald@uymail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: fedrickgerald@1mail.net
Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2004 20:23:26 -0800
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL

DEAR SIR,
MY NAME IS DR.FEDRICK GERALD, A PERSONAL ASSISTANCE TO THE
FORMER LIBERIAN LEADER MR. CHARLES TAYLOR, WHO IS
PRESENTLY IN NIGERIA.

I HAVE A BUSINESS PROPOSAL FOR YOU, AND HOPE YOU WILL
BE KIND ENOUGH TO ASSIST ME.

BEFORE MY BOSS WAS REMOVED FROM OFFICE AS THE LIBERIAN
LEADER, I HAD ADVICED HIM TO TAKE PART OF HIS
POSSESSIONS FOR SAFE KEEP IN ANOTHER COUNTRY,KNOWING
FULLY WELL WHAT WAS GOING TO BECOME OF HIM AFTER ALL
THE LIBERIAN CRISES.

TO THIS END, A HUGE AMOUNT OF HIS MONEY TOTALLING,
$IO5M. US DOLLARS{ONE HUNDRED AND FIVE MILLION US
DOLLARS} WAS TRANSFERED TO A SECURITY COMPANY IN
EUROPE, VIA "DIPLOMATIC TRANSFER" IN A DIPLOMATIC BOX
TAGGED :PERSONAL EFFECT AND ARTIFACT" BELONGING TO THE
CHARLES TAYLOR FAMILY.

FOR NOW, THE CONTENT OF THE BOX IS NOT YET KNOWN
BECAUSE OF THE DIPLOMATIC NATURE OF THE BOX.

THIS IS WHERE YOU ARE NEEDED.SINCE OUR MOVEMENT IN
NIGERIA IS RESTRICTED FOR SECURITY REASONS , I WILL
WANT YOU TO ASSIST US IN CLAIMING THE CONSIGNMENT FROM
THE SECURITY COMPANY

ALL DOCUMENT FOR THE COLLECTION WILL BE HANDED TO YOU
ON ACCEPTANCE TO ASSIST US.

FOR HELPING US, WE HAVE MAPED OUT 35% OF THE TOTAL SUM
FOR YOU,10% FOR EXPENSIS AND THE REMAINING 55% FOR MY
BOSS, THE TAYLOR FAMILY.

SHOULD YOU AGGREE TO ASSIST US, PLEASE CONTACT
IMMEDIATELY OUR ATTORNEY,HIS NAME IS BARRISTER YUSSUF
DANJUMA,ON TELEPHONE NUMBER:234 8023 182784 OR 234
8037 183150 EMAIL:danjumachamber@yahoo.com .HE WILL
GIVE YOU FURTHER INSTRUCTION ON WHAT TO DO.

PLEASE DO KEEP THIS AS SECRETE AND CONFIDENCIAL.

I WAIT FOR YOU URGENT RESPONSE.
BEST REGARDS,
DR. FEDRICK GERALD.



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