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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: davilld.wiliams@aol.fr
Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2018 07:41:06 -0500
Subject: DEAR FRIEND


CONTACT ME WITH MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS::( david.williams20@yandex.com)

Dear Friend,

How are you today?.With due respect to your person and much sincerity of purpose,Well it is a pleasure to contact you on this regard and i pray that this will turn out to be an everlasting relationship for both of us. However it's just my urgent need for a Foreign partner that made me to contact you for this Transaction,I got your contact from internet, while searching for a reliable someone that I can go into partnership with. I am Mr.david williams, the bill and exchange manager with the african development bank.(A.D.B).

I have the opportunity of transferring the left over fund (9.2 Million Us Dollars)nine Million two Hundred Thousand United States of American Dollars of one of my Bank clients who died in the collapsing of the world trade center on september 11th 2001.I have placed this fund to an escrow account without name of beneficiary.i will use my position here in the bank to effect a hitch free transfer of the fund to your bank account and there will be no trace.

I agree that 40% of this money will be for you as my foreign partner,50% for me while 10% will be for the expenses that will occur in this transaction .If you are really interested in my proposal further details of the Transfer will be forwarded unto you as soon as I receive your willingness mail for successful transfer.

-Your Full Name:..
-Your Contact Address:..
-Your direct Mobile telephone Number:..
-Your Date of Birth:..
-Your occupation:...

I AWAITE YOUR QUICK RESPONSE AND RE-ASSURANCE THROUGH THIS
MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS :( david.williams20@yandex.com)

SO WE CAN COMMENCE THIS TRANSACTION IMMEDIATELY.


Yours Faithfully,
Mr.david williams

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