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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: "Bankole" <bankoleadekanmi2006@myway.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 10:41:06 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: EFCC...URGENT




Attn: Sir/Ma,



this is to let you know that after our investigations we have found out that they people that you had transaction with are all fakes and right now some of them are in our Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) DRAG NET and anytime from now would be drag to court, so what this office would like from you right now is that we would like you to tell us how much precisely that this group of internet thieves has stolen from you, so that we can know how to get this funds back from them and what it will take to get this funds back from them, note that we are the only Office that is approved and setup by Government to handle such cases and we are doing this so as to cover and maintain our country’s image outside.



Yours faithfully,



Mallam Ribadu.

(EFCC CHAIMAN)

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