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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: "allen bruce" <allenbrucejp@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2005 20:36:35 +0100
Subject: GOOD DAY,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Dear Sir,

It's my pleasure to mail out this vital information. i am the son of late
general sanni abacha the former head of state of the federal republic of
nigeria. the nigeria govt under the leadership of president of olusegun
obasanjo, has frozen most of my father's account but unfortunathly there is
still one of the account govt of nigeria couldn't deted which only me know
of.

The account is worth $10,000,000 and it's in a local bank in the country
which i need assistance from you in order for me to transfer the money to
foreign bank outside nigeria.if this money is transfered successfully with
your assistance, it will be shared as follows. you that contributed,the
resources in retrieving the money will get 60% of the said ammount. while,
me will get the remaining 40%.

E-mail me by isah_abacha@care2.com

thanks

yours faithfully

isah abacha.
E-mail me by isah_abacha@yahoo.co.uk



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