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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. Dennis Julius" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <western.union008@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:23:27 -0800
Subject: WESTERN UNION PUBLIC RELATIONS (NOTIFICATION)

WESTERN UNION PUBLIC RELATIONS
WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER
Way Redmond, WA 98052.

Dear Customer

This is to inform you that you have been awarded a cash prize of
250,000.00 (Two hundred and fifty thousand Great British Pounds) It is
our tradition in WESTERN UNION to reward by giving awards to deserving
customers who have shown by continuous patronage their trust in our
services. You are also advice to provide us with the under listed
information's as soon as possible for the speedy up the transfer of your
on MoneY.

CONTRACT E-MAIL; westernunion008@gmail.com

FULL NAMES
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS
ZIPCODE
SEX
DATE OF BIRTH
POSTAL CODE
COMPANY NAME
TEL
FAX
COUNTRY

This is your winning winner Pin WES44442 for claims.

Best Regards,
Mr. Dennis Julius .
Claims Agent Manager,
Payment and Release order Department

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