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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: s_afrikaanlotto@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 01 May 2005 19:51:01 +0200
Subject: YOU HAVE WON A LOTTO

SOUTH AFRIKAAN LOTTO.
127,JAN SMUT AVE.ROSEBANK, 2154
JOHANNESBURG,
SOUTH AFRICA.
E-mail-s_afrikaanlotto@yahoo.com
southafrikaanlotto@hotmail.com


FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD
DEPARTMENT,
REF: GLS/5181/7390007/77 BATCH: 2101/14/LPP

RE/ AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE!
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today,
21ST MARCH
2005, of winners of the SOUTH AFRIKAAN SWEEPSTAKE
LOTTERY/INTERNATIONAL
PROGRAMS held on 19TH MARCH 2005.You were attached to
ticket
number 025-1146-1992-750, with serial number 2113-05,your
ticket drew
the lucky numbers 4, 24, 27, 35, 37, 44,48 and consequently
won the
lottery in the 2nd category. You have therefore been
approved for
lump sum pay out of US$1,200,000.00 in cash credited to
file REF NO.
GLS/5181/7390007/77. This is from total prize
moneyofUS$15,400,000.00
shared among the seventeen international winners i n this
category.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn
from 25,000 names from the Middle East, Asia, Africa,
Canada, Europe,
USA and North America as part our International Promotions
Program.
CONGRATULATIONS! Your fund is now deposited with a Finance
and Security
House insured in your name. 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. We
hope with a
part of your prize, you will participate in our next year
high
stakes US$1.3 billion International Lottery. To begin your
claim,
please contact your claim agent;
ANDREW KHUMALO
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
COIN INVESTMENTS
EMAIL: coin_investments_rosebank@yahoo.com
coin_investments@hotmail.com

For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a
designated
account of your choice. Remember, all prize money must be
claimed not
later than 11TH APRIL 2005. After this date, all funds will
be returned as unclaimed to the Lucky Star Lotto trust fund
account
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 and remember to keep this mail for reference purpose's. Furthermore, should
there be
any change of your address, do inform your claims agent as
soon as
possible. Congratulations again from all our staff and
thank you for
being part of our promotions program.
Sincerely.
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
SOUTH AFRIKAAN LOTTO.





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