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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: "Bernard Attard" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bernardattar@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2013 17:24:07 +0200
Subject: R: Inquiry

 
PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL PROPOSAL Good day
 
I am a Staff of one of the leading Bank in Malta and a Private Financial consultant;  
Malta is a country 221.11 Miles from Tripoli, Libya and most Wealthy people always used
accounts based on a written instruction from the account beneficiary with a secret code known
 
I was given a written instruction by Colonel Muammar al-Qaddafi to move USD 65,000,000 .00 (Si
 
All arrangement for the movement of this cash was already in place when  
Presently, the existence of this money is unknown to any body and is backed and business relationship.
 
 
 
Please read:
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20110908/business-news/Governme nt-wants-Libyan-TNC-to-change-trust-fund-managers.383748
 
To understand my urgent need to move these funds out of Malta.
 
I am contactable on the telephone number or email address provided below for more details  
I await your esteemed response while counting on your sense of confidentiality, as it is  
This is a deal and I would appreciate if we keep it that way, in  
Thanks for your time. Best Regards
Mr Bernard Attard
Tel: +356 3550 5133
Mailto: bernard.a@consultant.com
 

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