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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: "voyo savimbia" <voy191savimbia@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 09 May 2006 09:48:01 +0200
Subject: Re: FROM MR VUSI MUZAMBA


Dear Vita Cameron

Compliment of the day.

How are you? Base on my last mail that I sent to you and I did not heard
anything from you why? Listen if you are not in position to handle this
transaction please kindly open up to me so that I can look for some one
else.

However, I respect you as my partner but the way you start telling people
about the transaction I am not happy at all because is you advise me to keep
everything regards this private and confidential till we conclude the
transaction.

Ms Vita Cameron is up to you to decide to help me or not because I am a man
should really your help regards to transfer this fund out of South Africa.

Extend my greeting to your family I hope to see them soon

Yours faithfully love
Mr Vusi Muzamba

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