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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: "Michael" <michaelmorgan2000@myway.com>
Reply-To: morgan_mc@myway.com
Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2006 22:59:27 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: From Michael Morgan


Citibank House, 336 Strand,London WC2R 1HB, UnitedKingdon, London. Hello Friend,In order to transfer US$10,000,000.00 (TenMillion United States Dollars) from our Bank. I have the courage to look for a reliable and honest person who will be capable for this Important Business transaction, believing that you will never let me down either now or in Future. The owner of this account is MR. ABDUL MAHEZ foreigner and the Manager Of petrol chemical service, a chemical engineer by Proffession and he died since on March 3rd, 2004. The account has no other beneficiary And my Investigation proved to me as well that his company does not know anything About this account.I want to transfer this money into a safe foreign account abroad but i don't know any foreigner, i know that this message will come to you as a surprise as we don't know ourselves before, but be sure that it is real And A genuine business. I believe in God that you will never let me down in this transaction, at the end of
the business the money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 50% for me and 50% for you.If you are interested, please reply immediately via the private email address below. Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help you understand the transaction. Please observe utmost confidentiality in this transaction, and be rest assured that this transaction would bemost profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance to invest my share in your country. Awaiting your urgent reply via my private email : morganmichael@zwallet.comBest regardsMr Michael morganCitibank Plc London

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