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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: paulsmith1@terra.com.mx
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 20:13:32 +0200
Subject: MESSAGE FROM PAUL SMITH


Dearest Friend.

May this mail find you happiness and peace in your life.
I am Paul Smith and my younger sister Blessing Smith of the same parents
from Sierre-Leone country.

We lost our parent and our late father Dr Jacob Smith made a deposit
of money with a bank here in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire in a fixed deposit and
the amount is USD38 Million dollars.

We are presently in Abidjan where the money was been deposited and I
have the documents backing up the money at the bank for your claims and

our late father told us incase if he died that we should look for
someone who has a legitimate bank account abroad to help us claim the money
as we are young ones,We have the ID Card issued us from the United Nation
here in Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire on our arrival as refugess and these will
serves you as a proof of who we ARE.

We believe you as an advanced person that you will not betray the trust

we impose on you at the end of the transfer into your personal bank
account.

Please we need you to send to us the followings,

1.your full Name.
2.Your private phone and fax number
3.Your banking information

All this I will submit to the bank for the transfer of the money to
your bank account which you are going to send.Bear in mind that this
transaction remains confindential to yourself alone.

Based on this we contacted you for an assistance,So that we can front
you as the beneficiary of the deposited money USD$38M to the bank so
that you can have contacts with the bank for the bank to make the transfer
into the account you are going to nominate.

Finally, your reward for your noble assistance will be under negotiable.

Thanks and remain bless.

Waiting for your reply.

Yours sincerely.

Paul Smith.

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