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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: "Joe" <joerichard@centrum.sk>
Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:08:36 +0100
Subject: CONTACT MR,JOHNSON GATES FOR YOUR COMPENSATION FUNDS


Dear Friend,
I am happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds? transferred under the
co- operation of a new partner from Germany. 
Presently I'm in Germany for investment projects with my own share,meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me intransferring those funds despite that it later failed us some how.
Now contact my secretary,MR.JOHNSON GATES. through his email address  (  johnsongates100@live.fr  ) ask him to send you the total US$1.500 000.00.which I kept for your COMPENSATION for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter.
I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. so feel alright and get in touched with my secretary MR,JOHNSON GATES,and tell him where to send the amount to you.

Regards,

DR. RICHARD JOSEPH.





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