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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: "INSURANCE AGENT" <presidentialinsuranceforpresident@msn.com>
Reply-To: phicadwell@mail.md
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 00:42:10 +0000
Subject: sorry for the delay

Attention :

I am Mr. William Cole,Agent of an Insurance Company in Ghana , My
Insurance Company is in incharge of Mr Charles Taylor
Account former president of Liberia, He had asked us
to transfer a total sum of (45 million pounds) to
your account since last month, but we are sorry for
the delay as we have misplaced your contact
information as well as your account information.

Please reconfirm the below following information to
enable the transfer of the said 4.5 million pounds to
your account without any further delay:

Your Full Name:?
Contact Address:?
Telephone Number:?
Fax Number:?
Age:?
Occupation:?
Country of Resident:?

Contact the Director of operations Mr.
Phillip Cadwell on email:phicadwell@mail.md


Best Regard

Mr. William Cole



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