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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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Fraud email example:

From: "From Mr.Forday." <smn_dll06@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: fordayban@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2005 10:53:45 +0000
Subject: Request For Directive.

Dear.

I am Prince Forday Bangura Of Sierra Leone In West Africa. I was an Accountant of the Sierra Leone Gold and Diamond Mining Cooperation. Presently,i have resigned my appointment with the Commission.I have taken the decision of investing in your country,and i want to invest in Real Estate Development Project,also a Fertilizer manufacturing Factory where Urea and MPK fertilizer will be produced for local use and for export.

Dear i decided to invest in your country because i have gathered a lot of information about your country,that convinced me that your country is Politically stable.I will also be interested to know other areas of investment so that if my proposal is not good in your country,i can focus on other lucrative investment in your country.I will be grateful if my request is approved and i invest successfully in your country.

Best Regards,
Yours Faithfully,
P.F.Bangura


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