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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: "Fred Foldvik"<noreply@googlemail.com>
Reply-To: fred.folvik47@gmail.com
Date: 1 Feb 2022 09:02:13 -0800
Subject: URGENT

Hello

My name is Fred Foldvik, Director, DNB Financial Service, Norway.

How are you doing and how is life treating you. I was going through your pro-le on linkedin and it

comes to my knowledge and understanding that we can do business together as partners.

At the moment i have a lucrative business and my instinct make me believe that we can work together

with understanding and sincerity. Once i receive your email contact , i shall elaborate more on the

proposal in details to you .

I await your swift reply

Regards,
Fred Foldvik
fred.folvik47@gmail.com


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