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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: sarah johnson <psarah223@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 05:42:07 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: ITS URGENT CALL ME--PSARAH--TEL-+22507907843


DEAR GARON WAGER

THANKS FOR YOUR MAIL AND DEMAND IF THIS IS LEGAL AND I ASURE YOU A 100% ASURANCE THERE IS NOTHING TO FEAR BECAUSE ITS RISK FREE LIKE I EARLIER EXPLAINED SO PLEASE CALL LETS HAVE A GOOD UNDERSTANDING AND PROCEED.

NOTE THIS IS A GOLDEN DESIRED HERITAGE AND WE NEED TO ACHIEVE IF ONLY YOU WILL TAKE CARE OF YOUR REQUIRED ROLES AND RESPONSABILITIES.

AWAITS YOUR CALL ON TEL-+22507907843

YOURS TRUELY IN PROGRESS

PSARAH


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