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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: "Jun Shun" <junshun4444@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 17:03:53 +0000
Subject: Dear Hr. Roth Thaller, this is my persona; mail box .Jun Shun.

Dear Hr. Roth Thaller,
 
Good day and hope you are in reciept of my mails, i have done my possible best to communicate you but to no avial.
 
I am contacting you again from my personal and private mail box.
 
Respond to either mails urgently and let me know if you have been contacted by the customer and if the customer has made payment as promised to our account department.
 
Get back to me and keep me posted full details ASAP.
 
 
My Regards,
 
Jun Shun.
 
 

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