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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: "charles morgan" <charlesmorgan32@gawab.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 04:20:54 GMT
Subject: BUSINESS PARTNER


DEAR
I am charles Morgan Tsvangirai, A 19 year Son of
Mr.Morgan
Tsvangirai Jr the opposition leader to President
Robert Mugabe
of Zimbabwe.

Following his ugly land reform exercise, taking over
of white
farmers land and redistributing it to the Blacks that
set the
country on the brinks of collapse and the call by
international
nations including the United Nation for his
resignation, my
father is a strong party against the decision of
President
Robert Mugabe.

President Robert Mugabe is treating to kill my father
in order
to reduce opposition because of his decision. Because
of
President Mugabe's death treat to my father, my father
was able
to move us out of Zimbabwe to Democratic republic of
Congo for
safety and further Education. President Robert
Mugabe's
government has set up secret camps across the country
in which
thousands of youths are taught how to torture and
kill. You can
read more concerning President Roberts Mugube bad
manner at;
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3493958.stm

Before my father’s Death, he further told me that he
left the
sum of $10,500,000.00 United States Dollars for myself
and the
family in a payment Finance House in London if
anything happens
to him, base on the fact that we must use the fund for
investment as long as we provide the person who will
invest on
this fund before the Finance house can release the
fund.

I will like you to know that I have all the
certificate of
deposit, which my father gave me concerning the fund.
And I have
contacted you to present you as the investor. Do get
back to me
with your full contact information so that I will give
you more
information on this project. Please contact me at my
private
email charlesmorgan32@gawab.com

Thanks
FROM CHARLES MORGAN

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