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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: johnson zumack <zjohnson0002@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 01:29:27 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT REPLY ( ZUMACK JOHNSON JR )


DEAR AMARIT,

THIS IS TO ACKNOWLEDGED THE RECIEPT OF YOUR REPLY TO MY LETTER OF BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT PROPOSAL. SORRY FOR MY LATE REPLY, WE DO NOT HAVE COMPUTER AT HOME. TO YOUR QUESTION, THIS TRANSACTION IS ABSOLUTLY LEGAL. THE TOP BANKER OUR FAMILY CONTACTED TO ASSIST WITH THE TRANSFER WILL MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WORKS OUT LEGALLY.

WITH THIS REPLY, I WILL LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU WITH THE ASSURANCE OF YOUR CAPABILITY TO HANDLE THIS TRANSACTION BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF MONEY INVOLVED. SEND YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE ON YOUR REPLY. DO NOT FORGET TO TELL US MORE ABOUT YOUR DETAILS, AGE, AREAS OF INVESTMENT AS OUR FAMILY WISH TO INVEST UNDER YOUR CARE TILL WE`RE ABLE TO RELOCATE TO YOUR COUNTRY WITH YOUR HELP.

ZUMACK JOHNSON JR



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