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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: john mark <johnmark_1110@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 04:56:14 +0100 (BST)
Subject: STRICTLY CONFIDENCIAL



MR.JOHN MARK
34+35 SANTON AVE,RANDBERG,
SOUTH AFRICA (JOHANNESBURG)
TEL;+27-83-868-1661

ATTENTION:MY DEAR,
STRICTLY CONFIDENCIAL


My name is John mark, the elder son of Mr. John
Taffa of Zimbabwe. This might be a surprise to you
about where I got your contact address. I
got your address from the South African Chamber of
Commerce in Johannesburg, South Africa.
uring the current war against the farmers in Zimbabwe
from the supports of our President Robert Mugabe to
claim all the white-owned farms to his party members
and his followers, he ordered all white farmers to
surrender all their farms to his party members and
his followers.
My father is one of the best farmers in our country
and because he did not support Mugabe's ideas,
Mugabe's supporters invaded my father's farm and
burnt everything in the farm, killing my father and
made away with a lot of items in my father's farm.
Before his death, my father had deposited with one of
the Security Company in Johannesburg, South Africa the
sum of US$18. 5 Million (Eighteen Million Five
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars).with my name,
then After the death of my father, we decided to move
to the Republic of South Africa where he had deposited
the money in the Security Company as valuables.
So,I decided to contact overseas firm and companies
that will assist me to move this money out of South
Africa because as asylum seekers we are not
allowed to operate any bank account within South
Africa. We have agreed to offer you 20% of the total
sum for your assistance, 5% will be mapped out
for any expenses that may be incurred in the course of
this transaction and 75% will be for me and my
familyto invest in your country.

All I want you to do is to furnish me with your entire
personal phone and fax numbers for easy communication.
You can contact me on the above Telephone and fax
numbers. Note that this transaction is 100% risk free
and absolutely confidential.


Thanks and God bless.

Regards,

, JOHN MARK







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