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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: "Mr. Yassan Al-Fayadh." <alyasssan@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Reply-To: ayasssan@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 05:43:43 +0000
Subject: as-Salam-u-'Alaikum! From Mr. Yassan Al-Fayadh.










Attn/ Please


Good day to you and your lovely family. I am Mr. Yassan Ali-Fayadh, the son of Late Dhari Ali al-Fayadh
(Prominent Iraq's House of Assembly Member) who was killed along with three of his bodyguards and my
Bother in a suicide bomb attack in the neighborhood of Rashdiya Northern Baghdad. Please view the news
website below for detail Story of how I lost my Father and My Bother.

http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/06/28/iraq.main/>
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1119953467273_37/?hub=World>
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2005-06-28-us-offensive_x.htm?csp=34>


My late Father deposited a huge amount with Company here in Dakar
Senegal. I got your contact detail from a friend in the neighbor and have so much in trust
in you. All I need from you is an assistance to transfer the fund my late Father deposited to
your country for investment until I regain my freedom. I will give you 32% of the total sum but
most of all is that I solicit your trust in this transaction and will not want you to betray me, and I
also want you to know that is a legitimate transaction and which is total risk free and we both will
benefit from it. Please allcorrespondence should be directed to my private email: yassan1@myway.com
as await your reply soon.

Yours sincerely,

Mr. Yassan Al-Fayadh.



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