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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: John Hamilton <info@lawfirm.com>
Reply-To: johnhamilton1952@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:04:17 -0500
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF BEQUEST



Barr. John Hamilton
J.Hamilton & Solicitors
122 Cockfosters Road, London,
EN4 0DA

BEQUEST NOTIFICATION
On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of Late Eng

Jason Gold,I once again try to notify you as my earlier letter

returned undelivered. Late Eng Jason Gold left the sum of Twenty

Five million five hundred thousand United States Dollars

($25,500.000.00 USD) to you in the codicil and last testament to his

WILL.This may sound unbelievable to you, but it is true. He must

have been in contact with you in the past or you were recommended to

him by one of his numerous friends who wished you good.He was a

member of numerous organizations.
Get back to me immediately.

Yours in Service,
John Hamilton ESQ
Email:johnhamilton1952@yahoo.co.uk

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