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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: Dispatch Agent <dispatchagency@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 13:32:47 +0100 (BST)
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED


Good day
Your mail was received in this office and its content was wel noted do note that the courier company are responsible for the deivery of your won
parcel and as such will deliver to the address in which you provided only after the courier charges had been made by you.
You are therefore adviced to make the required payment as delay may lead to refunding the parcel back to lottery board. Do have a nice day.




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