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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: "baraka david" <barakadavid11@tulsaemail.com>
Reply-To: baraka_davis111@live.co.uk
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:43:31 +0200
Subject: Mr.Baraka David


I am a Manager of one of one the leading bank in South Africa, I am seeking
for your
Co-operation to present you to my bank as the next of kin/will beneficiary
to my deceased client,
Before his death, he has a bank balance with
my bank to the tune of ($14.7m,) Mr. MORRIS THOMPSON, a businessman
based in South Africa, died since 2000. In an air crash along with his
wife on 1st of January 2000 in Alaska Airlines Flight 261 with other
passengers on board.

You can confirm this from the website below.
http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/

No other person knows about this account. The madalities
is to use our influence as Managers/directors of the bank to approve
the funds to you. So if your interested forward to me your
names,age,country,profession Phone/fax so I can contact you.

yours faitfully
Mr.Baraka David

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