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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: "OYKEIKKAUS NETHERLANDS SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY" <frankkluvet9@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2005 00:04:27 +0000
Subject: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE

OYKEIKKAUS NETHERLANDS
SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY
BURDENSTRAAT 21B,
2053 DS AMSTERDAM,
HOLLAND

2005 EMAIL BALLOTING
OYKEIKKAUS HOLLAND NETHERLANDS
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTION MANAGER
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
REF NO: BTL/4910X1/04
BATCH NO: 12/25/0304

AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE
OYKEIKKAUS HOLLAND NETHERLANDS Lottery wishes to inform you the
results of the E-mail address ballot lottery international program by
the NETHERLANDS held on 9th December,2005. Your email address was
attached to ticket number 56475600545-188,with serial number 5388/02
drew with lucky numbers 43-11-44-37-10-43, and consequently Won the
lottery in the (A) category. All participants were selected through a
computer ballot system drawn from Microsoft users from company and
individual email addresses.You have therefore been approved a lump sum of
ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS
(1.2MILLION DOLLARS).Be advice to keep your winning information
confidential until your claims has been processed and your money
remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid
double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program, For the
release of your winning, kindly contact your claims agent:
===========================================================
THE CLAIMS AGENTS!!
Prize Remittance Dept,
MRS.MARY DOUGLAS
(Claims Manager).
EMAIL: mrsmary_douglas1@yahoo.com.au
===========================================================
Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
Release of your funds as soon as you contact him and you are to quote
your lucky number for confirmation on your winning in every
correspondences with claims agent. All winning must be claimed not
later than 31st December, 2005. After this date all unclaimed funds
will be returned to European Union Treasury as unclaimed.Furthermore,
should there be any Change of your address; do inform your claims
agent as soon as possible. Congratulations!! again from all our
staffs and thank you for being part of our promotional lottery
program.

Yours faithfully,
MR.FRANK KLUVET
Zonal Co-ordinator
(Promotions Manager)


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