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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: Onuh Uwahm <onuuwahm1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: barr.onuh2019@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 14:06:04 +0000
Subject:

Onuh Uwahm úrnő vagyok, egy jövedelmező üzleti javaslatom van neked 13
580 000,00 millió dollár értékben, amelyet késõ ügyfeleim hagytak el,
szeretném bemutatni téged, mint rokonokat a banknak. Kérjük, vegye fel
minél hamarabb, ha további részleteket szeretne kapni a további
lépésekről.

I am Barrister Onuh Uwahm,i have a lucrative business proposal for you
worth $13,580,000,00 million left behind by my late client, I wish to
present you as the next of kin to the bank. Kindly get back to me as
soon as possible for more details on how to proceed further.

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