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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: nicholas mavis <nicholas_mavis8@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 00:32:00 +0900 (JST)
Subject: URGENTS MESSAGE I WILL LEED YOU TRUE. WHY
=?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCGyRCJFQbKEI=?= 500 ($5000



Dear VICTIMNAME,
i receieved your inportants mail and the contents was well understood, however i am very happy to receieved this mail as you can see that am very happy to know good people like you. now i will like you to know that i have place hold on my matter first and now we have to proceed in your onw proceed.
now i will like you to know that i know a very good Lawyer here it is very Big lawyer as international lawyer who can help you out to investigate about what happen to those people in Cote divoire and i have contact the lawyer immediately because i have is telling phone number and he told me that you should not worry that he is going to help you out to invetigate everything here since you said it is cote divoire.
the lawyer told me that you should not contact those people again because is going to help you to get evrything done and get this money arrive into your account without any problem.
now send me the name of the security company OR the name of the bank here is ABIDJAN COTE DIVOIRE because the lawyer told me that you should not contacting them again because his going to help you out to investigate IMMEDIATELY send the name of the bank or the security company for us to know why you did not have the money since LAST YEAR HA HA YOU TRY and moreoever who is that barrister eze because the lawyer told me that he will help you to look for the barrister eze face toface here and talk to him and your money will be in your account.
I will be waitng to hear from you immediately you receieved this mail and i will like tou to know that am for reall in matter that i why i told you that we should place hold on my own matter first by the time get your own done, then we can focus our mind to my own transaction.
Thanks for your mail and for your concern.
Best regards
Nicholas Mavis.



I apologize for the late reply.
Last year I received an email about an inheritance in Cote d'Ivoire. Even though I paid almost $B$T(B500 ($5000) in fees to Barrister Eze, I have not yet received the money.

I don't want to get burnt again.
Can I really trust you?

VICTIMNAME
Harrow, London






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