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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: "Husam Al Sayed" <user@statuschecker.icu>
Reply-To: hual.sayed00@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 4 Jul 2019 11:46:04 +0200
Subject: Hello - Are you there?


- This mail is in HTML. Some elements may be ommited in plain text. -

Hello.
I am Mr. Husam Al Sayed the General Manager Human Resource &amp; auditing dept in one of the leading bank here in U.A.E Dubai. I have in my bank the existence of a big amount of money valued at US$30,000,000.00 (Thirty Million United State Dollars) that belongs to a customer Mr. Johnson Montalto, a citizen of your country and Crude Oil dealer. Sadly Johnson was among the death victims in the March 11 2011 Earthquake disaster in Japan that killed over 230,000 people. I am now seeking your co-operation to present you as Next of Kin/Heir to the account, since you are a foreigner and my bank head quarters will release the account to you.
I want you to reply urgently so I will give you full details on how this business transaction will be executed. Reply strictly to my private email account, upon the receipt of your reply we shall go through the details and how we can proceed. Have a nice day, Anticipating your communication.
Regards,
Mr. Husam Al Sayed.
hual.sayed00@gmail.com
General Manager Human Resources
Emirates Bank, Dubai U.A.E

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