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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: lottointluk1965@terra.com.mx
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 07:43:58 -0700
Subject: Final Notification!

UK INTERNATIONAL LOTTO
LONDON-UK
RE/AWARD NOTIFICATION/PROCESSMENT ADVICE:
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today, 27th April., 2005
of winners of the SCIENTIFIC GAME PROMO LOTTERY; THE UNITED KINGDOMS/INTERNATIONAL,PROGRAMS
held on 1st March, 2005. Your email
address attached to ticket number 023-56678230954,with serial number 5073-11
drew the lucky numbers 7-14-21-42-49-59,batch number
6858/NL and consequently won the lottery in the 1st category. You have
therefore been approved of a lump sum pay out of $1,500.000.00
(ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS) is credited to
file LOTTERY REF NO. SGIL/763276/03.
This is from total prize money of $20,000,000.00 shared among the
seventeen international winners in 1st-3rd categories.All
participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn form 25,000
company email addresses and 30,000,000 individual email addresses from Australia,New
Zealand, America,Europe, North America
and Asia as part of International Promotions Program, which is conducted
annually.CONGRATULATIONS!Your fund is now in custody of a financial Security
company insured in your FILE REFERENCE. Due to the mix up of some numbers
and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until
your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your account.This
is part of our security
protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants
of this program. This lottery program was promoted by our
group of philanthropist headed by the non governmential group. We hope with
a part of you prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes
$10,000,000 million International Lottery. To begin your claim, please contact
your file/claim
officer:
Best Regards
Rose WILLIAMS (Mrs.)
OR OUR FIDUCIAL AGENT, MR MICHAEL BROWN ON EMAIL[coys01@myway.com]
Please be aware that your Paying Authority will Effect Payment Swiftly upon
satisfactory Report, Verifications and validation provided by our
processing Agent; that would be designated to your file. For due processment
and remittance of your winning prize to your designated account of your
choice.Remember,all prize money must be claimed not later than 31st May.,2005.After
this date,all funds will be returned as unclaimed.NOTE: In order to avoid
unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference
and batch numbers in every one of your correspondences with your agent.Furthermore,
should there be any change of your address,do inform your claims agent as
soon as possible.Congratulations once again from our team of staff and thank
you for being part of our promotional program.
Note: Anybody under the age of 17 is AUTOMATICALY DISQUALIFIED.But do notify
if you have been contacted before to avoid double claim.



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