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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: "Mrs. Silifat Fayadh" <silifatfayadh00007@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 08:09:37 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY.

Hello,

I am Mrs. Silifat Ali - Fayadh ,Wife of Late Sheikh Dhari Ali Al-Fayadh
(Prominent Iraqis House of Assembly Member ) who was killed along with three
of his bodyguards and my Son in a suicide bomb attack in neighborhood of
Rashdiya Northern Baghdad.

View the Website below for detail Story of how I lost my influential
husband.
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/06/28/iraq.main/

My late and beloved husband deposited a huge amount with Diplomatic Vault
for safe keeping .All I need from you is an assistance to transfer the fund
to your country for investment untill I regain my freedom .

I will give you 15% of the total sum (sharing ration is Negotiable} but most
of all is that I solicit your trust in this transaction and will not want
you to betray me.

All correspondence should be directed to my private email:
silifatfayaadh@yahoo.com

Yours sincerely,
Mrs.Silifat Ali Fayadh


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