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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: MALLAMGALADIMA <mallamgaladima009@myway.com>
Date: Fri, 01 Jul 2005 17:34:28 +0200
Subject: A RELIABLE PARTNER

CONTRACTS VERIFICATION N. N. P. C

ATTN: PRESIDENT/CEO
Direct Email:mallamgaladima007@yahoo.com

Dear Sir/Madam,

l am Dr Mallam Galadima., the contracts verification manager of
Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Because of my position
and that of other strategic officials who are heads in their
Departments, we have in our possession, since 2001 the sum of US$400M
Dolllars (Four hundred million United States Dollars) which we emassed
through over invoicing of foreign contracts fully executed and





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