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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: Johnson Phillips <johnphilconsult1964@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 13:19:24 +0100 (BST)
Subject: RE: YOUR RESPONSE.


Dear Amarjit,

Having received your mail, I decided as a matter of fact, to inform you that this is by no means related to scam or whatever you call it. I am not involved and have never been involved in such before now.

I would like to know for sure from you, what you mean by “I don’t want to be scammed again”. Have you been duped by anybody before? How? Where? If it is in Nigeria, I might help you recover whatever money you lost.

Furthermore, I only need your consent to do this business with me, and I will submit your name to the bank with other information I required from you in my first mail, so that the inheritance fund will be approved in your favour.

After this, when the fund is approved, the bank will release the money to you, simple. I will then come over to your country for my share of the fund for investment.

Send therefore, all the information I required from you.

I expect your response as soon as this mail reaches you.

Respectfully,

Engr. Johnson Phillips.


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