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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: "Law chidi Sarb" <lawchidi02_sarb@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 08:52:21 +0000
Subject: Business Proposal.

From. Mr Lawerence Chidi
Audit Department South African Reserve Bank.
Johannesburg.
Email= lawchidi02_sarb@hotmail.co.uk

Att.Sir

I am writing you to assist me to receive this fund in your account oversea
(USD$9.360.000.00) Nine= Million= Three= Hundred and Sixty= United States
Dollars.

This fund is generated from Over-Invoice from a Germany company. I will
provide all the necessary transfer documents in your favor as the owner of
the fund. Is risk free.

For the safety of my job, we will only communicate via mail and I will
advise you when to call me on phone merely when I am at home. If your
interested write me immediately so that I will give you all the transfer
details and banker information so that you will rech him as the owner of the
fund.

I procure the following documents.
1. Insurance certificate.
2.Authority to Remit from the department of finance.
3.Aproval from High Court.

I wait for your urgent reply.

Sincerely,
Lawerence Chidi


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