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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: "Mrs. Emily Sommer" <webghyu7778@outlook.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2014 12:44:14 +0200
Subject: Greetings!!!




Greetings!!!



I trust life have been treating you good.



I wish to thank you for not have
disclosed or revealed the Business of US$18.4 Million over invoice contract
fund we proposed to transfer into your account for safekeeping and sharing among
ourselves to anyone after receiving our email on the Business Proposal.



I’ve decided to personally thank you
for your kindness and for been secretive. I am glad to inform you that we’ve
already finalized and transferred the fund to Japan with the help of a Japanese
industrialist and Business man, who showed interest in participating in the
Deal to actualize the success.



But for protecting our interest by
not revealing the Business to anyone and for been so generous to us, I’ve
decided to reward you with US$400,000.00 (Four Hundred Thousand Dollars). At
the moment, I am in Japan with my partners investing our shares, but l kept the
mentioned amount for you under my Brokers custody in South Africa.



He has opened an account as we
advised, deposited the said amount and waiting for you to contact him in order
to send an International Swift ATM Card worth of (US$400,000.00) which you are
to use in accessing and withdrawing your rewarded amount in any ATM
Stand/location in your Country and even worldwide. But the maximum withdrawal
daily limit of the Card should be US$5000.00 (Five Thousand Dollars) only, so
be aware.



Below is his contact information, you
should use (My Rewarded Amount of US$400,000.00 Via ATM Card) as reference,
when contacting the Broker to confirm and deliver the Card to you. Do not
forget to reconfirm your full name to him, telephone number, with physical
address, where the Card can be delivering.



Contact Person: Mr. Gabriel Scott

449 Church & Beatrix Street, Arcadia

Pretoria, South Africa

Email: gabrielscott55@outlook.com



Tel: +27 837 519 074

Fax: +27 865 193 797



I’ve wanted to contact you for long,
but I was really busy and engaged with some vital issues here in Japan as I
told you. I hardly have time to access my email due to workloads that’s why am
only contacting you now, which is still not late.



Thanks once again and always remain
kind and generous to people, for you know not where help comes from. It could
be from a total stranger.



With great appreciation,



My regards,



Mrs. Emily Sommer


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