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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.GODWIN EMEFIELE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rakanovicrr@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2016 03:58:30 -0500
Subject: Dear C.B.N Beneficiary,

Dear C.B.N Beneficiary, In this new year 2016, Your payment of $15.7M in CBN is UNCLAIMED. The Federal Government has treathen to confiscate the funds, but as the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, I decided to release the funds to you in CASH PAYMENT through a delivery agent to deliver to your residence . This is to inform you that your delivery agent by name AGENT.MAXWELL EZE has arrived with your cash consignment boxes value $15.7 million dollars in USA and he is now on TRANSIT at ( Kansas Airport, U.S) I want you to know that you have to email him now: usimporrt26@gmail.com PLEASE TAKE NOTE, your $15.7m inheritance funds was laoded into the two trunk box as a consignment. THANKS, MR.GODWIN EMEFIELE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA OFFICE +234-8064626021

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