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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "frank zuma" <frankzuma_inc@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 02 May 2006 13:46:09 +0200
Subject: urgent

Dear Carlotta,

I have been waiting to hear from you and for you to send to me the informations I requried from you
(Your Telephone number,Fax number and the Bank details were this fund will be transferred)since your last mail I received.please do send those informations so that I can proceed with the transfer.
Also do let me know if you are not willing to assist my client so that I can look for someone else to assist and invest this money.
Thanks and God bless,

Frank Zuma.

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