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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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Fraud email example:

From: HOWARD_JONES <howardjones@katamail.com>
Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2005 03:41:24 +0200
Subject: we can work together


Dear Sir,

You will be surprise to see this message but I got your information
through Spartanburg, area chamber of commerce USA.
My name is Howard Jones, a Chief Auditor, during my last auditing in
the United States of America with JPMORGANCHASE CO.in New York, we
realized
the sum $35.5million owned by one Patric Zuma from Egypt who died
during the terrorist attack of Sept.11,2001 in the world trade center.
All efforts,which have been made to reach the relatives of Mr.Patric
Zuma for the past two years, have not yielded any positive result. It
was later gathered that Mr.Zuma|s divorced wife and only son died in
the September 11 bombing of the World Trade center in New York the same





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