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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: "sado williams" <sadowilliams@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 19:28:16 +0000
Subject: Thank you so far!!!

Good day to you! am so happy i have an understanding pal like you. i really thank you so much for your email and all your effort so far!

So Pls. Mr. Todd, all i need you to do for me is to keep-up with the pressure on the lawyer;( Wayne A. L. McDougald, Esq.) this is to anable him hasten-up with the procurement of those legal documents, specifically the power of attorney and the affidafit of claims.

Remember dat all my activities right here is been monitored, so i'll make out time to give you a call, ok?

Thank you once again Mr. Todd! and hoping to hear from you soonest!

Best Regards,

Sado Williams.



 


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