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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: ghazi_tareeq@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 02:24:24 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?GOOD=20DAY=20=28FROM=20GHAZI=20TAREEQ=20FROM=20BAGHDAD=20IN=20IRAQ=29=2E?=

Good day to you,
I need a partner(a neutral and foreigner) who will
invest with me. I am Mr. Ghazi Tareeq from the city of
Baghdad in Iraqi. I got your contacts through my
personal research and out of desperation. I deal on
crude oil before I lost one of my legs by bomb blast
in Baghdad. I decided to reach you through this
medium. Presently I am residing in London.

I have USD$5.2m for investment purpose. I want you to
receive this fund on my behalf and invest on a
profitable business venture on agreed terms. If you
are interested please get back to me on my privacy email: ghazi_tareeq1@yahoo.co.uk
as soon as possible for more details. Include your private
telephone number in your response.
Thank you.
Mr. Tareeq Ghazi



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