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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: David Barker <webmaster@seetec.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2017 00:14:57 +0200
Subject: Ref: Information about Your late Relation/Family member Final Notice

Hello,

Ref: Information about Your late Relation/Family member Final Notice

My name is David Barker I am retired and now work as a consultant/ Investment adviser to your late relation. There is Estate (Cash, Gold deposit in bank, and some landed Properties) belonging to your late family member whom I will like to discuss with you; He is related to you going by the lineage, surname and country of origin.

Once I receive your information and endorse same appropriately, I shall provide you with all the privileged information/legal documents relating to the deceased and also will give you guidelines on how to realize this goal without the breach of the law. I would respectfully request that you treat the content of this letter as
privileged and respect the integrity of the information you come by as a result of this correspondence.

Contact me immediately for more information and to begin the legal process of redeeming your lawful entitlement before the bank is compelled by law to hand over the money to the government. Kindly email me your contact details and provide me with your personal phone number so I can give you a call, it’s urgent.


Kind Regards,
David Barker

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