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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: johnmark01@freenet.de
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:56:39 +0100
Subject: CONTACT HIM NOW.


Dear friend,
I am very happy to inform you about my success in
getting
that fund transferred to a Swiss account. I
did not forget your past
effort to assist me despite
the fact that it failed us somehow so I kept
some
amount for you in my own appreciation for your
compensation. Now I
want you to contact my secretary
on the information below
NAME:
Mr.Kiki
EMAIL: mrkikiroymond120@yahoo.it
PHONE:+229 93811274
Contact him
and ask him to send you the total sum of
$950.00.00 in a CHECK (Nine
Hundred Fifty Thousand United States
Dollars)a certified international
bank draft issued from UBS AG,
Switzerland, which I have kept for your
compensation.
Best regards,
Dr.John Mark
Pan Africa Mortgage and
Finance








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