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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: Peter Clark <hiltonfinance700@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 17:17:49 +0100 (BST)
Subject: URGENT


ATTN:Fernanda Strauss,

Please i whant to let you know that this transation has taking so long you have one week more to come up with the money needed for the account activation otherwise the funds will be CONFISCATED and if the funds is CONFISCATED the money in the account can not be transfer to you as the beneficiary of the funds,

I advise to please come up with half of the money needee for the account activation so that will can stert working on the account now,
please get bake to me ASAP,

With Regards,
Peter Clark.


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