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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: "ANTHONY WEBB" <anthonywaboesq@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2017 18:18:58 -0400
Subject: Goo day Cherie King,


Dear Cherie King,

I am Anthony Webb, solicitor to the late Mr. Rolland King, a national of your country who died in a car crash with his family here in UK and left behind a deposit of (£8.7million Pounds) here in a financial institution.

To this end, I have made several requisitions in the relevant quarters seeking to find any of his possible extended relatives who would be presented as beneficiaries to his estate to no avail and I hereby seek your consent to present you as the next of kin since you have the same last name and I have the documents that would confer you the legal right for the claim due to your same last name. Please contact me back if this proposal is acceptable by you, and send to me your telephone numbers to enable us to discuss further on this transaction which will be done legally and risk-free bearing in mind that it is very confidential and private and should be kept as such.I await your urgent response.

Best Regards,
Anthony Webb(Esq).

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