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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Joy Kone <joy_kone10@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 10:22:27 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: My thank's


VICTIMNAME

Dearest one,

Thank's for your mail reply and care.Really I saw the sad part of your mail where you stated your veiw with people. I will try to advice you to look unto God and also I want you to know that God has come to pay you what you have loose to the hands of the evil one's.

My dear, I want you to remove doubts and work with me and the assurance that you should have is that you will never regret dealing with my family name.One thing that I want to link us with is trust.With trust, we shall acheive the best of this transaction.

I am pleading that you should come to me will all your care and at the end the result will be rejoicing together.

In your next mail , recomfirm to me your legal phone contacts so that I shall call you and have oral discussion with you .

Also, tell me much about yourself.

Thanking you for accepting to help me.

Joy Kone your littel angel.



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