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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: "Douglas Nwabueze" <doug-nwabueze@i12.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: doug_nwabueze@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 17:09:39 +0100
Subject: INFORMATION

DOUGLAS.C.NWABUEZE(SAN)
IGBOUKWU & CO.SOLICITORS/ADVOCATES
PLOT 118 AMADI AVENUE
PORT-HARCOURT
NIGERIA
OFFICE EMAIL(EXTENSION):doug_nwabueze@yahoo.com
DATE:25/08/2005
TEL:+234-805-3168350
Dear Sir,
Re:Investable Project
-----------------------
I represent a deceased client whom I may wish to engage your service in
the
transfer and
management of his huge deposit fund for any profitable
investment/estate in
your business
viable country.If this proposal is acceptable to you, please get back
to me,
so that we can
work out a remuneration for your participation in the transaction,and
also
let you know
on how we hope to acheive this objective.Please you can kindly send
your
personal data
information and phone numbers for further details.

Yours Faithfully,
BARRISTER DOUGLAS.C.NWABUEZE




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