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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: "jeff brown" <jeffbrown@boaworld.net>
Date: Wed, 06 Jul 2005 11:59:11 +0000
Subject: REQUEST FOR AN URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP

FROM:
MR Jeff Brown
BANK OF AFRICA (BOA)
OUAGADOU-BURKINA FASO

Dear Friend,

This message might meet you in utmost surprise
however,it's just my urgent need for foreign partner that made me contact
you for this transaction. I am a banker by profession from Burkina faso in
west Africa and currently holding the post of Foreign Remmittance Director
in our bank .

I have the opportunity of transfering the left over
funds $20 million of one of my bank client deceased customer who died along
with his entire family on 31 july 2000 in a plane crash.
You can confirm the genuiness of the deceased death by
clicking on this web site
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
Hence,i am inviting you for a business deal where this
money can be shared between us in the ratio 60/40 if you agree to my
business proposal.
Eagerly waiting for your response.



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