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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: "Mr Johnson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <johnsonjim676@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2022 09:38:50 -0000
Subject: Best Regards.()

Dear Sir/Madam,
 
My name is Mr. Jimmy Johnson, a representative of  Exxon Mobil in the United Kingdom (http://www.exxonmobil.com). As a senior  representative of Exxon that handles contract related matters,I over invoiced a contract which is not known by anybody and, I need your full cooperation and partnership to re-profile the fund amounting to US$28.5M to your name as the Contractor that executed the contract. At the completion, the sharing rates shall be 60% for me, 40% for you. Below are the details required from you; Note that the contract has been fully executed and the contractor fully paid.this is just an over-invoiced amount.
 
(1). Stand as the beneficiary / contractor with Exxon Mobil to receive the funds as I will present you before the firm with legal documents.
 
(2). Receive the funds into a business/personal bank account in your country.
 
(3) Full Names;
 
(4) Contact Address:
 
(5) Direct Telephone No:
 
(6) Occupation:
 
(7) Age and Marital Status:
 
(8) Means of Identification:
 
 
Best Regards,
 
Mr. Jimmy Johnson
 

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