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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: "ANGELA KABAKA" <angela_kabaka55@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 11:05:02 +0200
Subject: RE: From Angela Kabaka For God's Work

DEAR SIR,
I AM ANGELA KABAKA THE ONLY DAUGHTER OF LATE MR AND MRS
WILLIAM KABAKA .PLEASE AND PLEASE DO NOT BE EMBARASED,
I AM SEEKING YOUR ATTENTION TO HELP ME TRANSFER THE SUM
OF (SIX MILLION DOLLARS INYOUR ACCOUNT.PLEASE IT IS MORE
THAN URGENT, MOREOVER, DEAR, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 20%
OF THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FORYOUR EFFORT/INPUT
AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND INTOYOUR
NOMINATED ACCOUNT. PLEASE EMAIL ME FOR MORE INFORMATION
SOONAS POSSIBLE AT MY PRIVET EMAIL: angela_kabaka44@yahoo.fr
THANKS,
ANGELA KABAKA.


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