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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: "Mark A. Shields" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <markshield147@lawyer.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2014 11:01:01 -0500
Subject: Private business proposal

Good Day Friend,
 
I am sorry for contacting you through this medium without a previous notice. My name is Barrister Mark A. Shields, a practicing attorney and the Chief Legal Consultant of Gillespie, Shields & Durrant Chambers, I had a client, a contractor, a Malaysian based here in the United States of America, but now deceased as result of a heart-related condition on March 12th 2008, and His heart condition was due to the death of all the members of his family in the Tsunami disaster on the 26th December 2004 in Sumatra, Indonesia.
 
Please click on the below Link to read full story: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake  
 
My late client secured a contract of US$30,000,000.00 (Thirty Million United States Dollar) from the Kingdom of Bahrain, following which he successfully executed the contract and he was paid an initial lump sum of US$12,000,000.00, but the balance of US$18,000,000.00 (Eighteen Million United States Dollar) for the contract payment was in the Process of being transferred into his Account which he submitted to the Kingdom of Bahrain before he lost his life.
 
I hereby solicit for your assistance in receiving this payment as the Next of Kin of my late client, which will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
 
Please do write me on my private email address (markshield147@lawyer.com ), For proceedings of this Business proposal.
 
Kinds Regards
Mark A. Shield (Esq)
Gillespie, Shields & Durrant Chambers
7319 North 16th Street, Suite 100,
Phoenix, AZ, 85020, USA
Tel: +1 202 888 3171
 

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