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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: "robertjohnson@terra.es" <robertjohnson@terra.es>
Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2006 17:07:34 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: KINGDOM WORK.



KINGDOM WORK.



Dear Beloved,

This proposal is based on generic understanding of your esteem Ministry, its Godly supports and goals.

Based on this, I deemed it very important to request for your Godly expertise and sincere assistance in helping me to invest in espanding the kingdom of God through you, in your country. The Will of the late donors reads five million dollars (USD5,000,0000) for this great Kingdom Work. I will tell you more about the late donors as we proceed as this is meant to be a TESTIMONY.

The above amount will be transferred by Barclays Bank England to your country via your Ministry, church or even company for the propagation of God's Kingdom. All the details you need about the funds are genuine and would be supplied to you at your request for confirmation through your bank. My bank would handle the transaction, thus: it is a bank-to-bank transaction. I would enjoy sharing your Godly advice and assistance towards this kingdom work and I hope we can continue working together in the future to the glory of God. We shall discuss all further formalities and your capability concerning kingdom work in due course. I wait for your soonest reply through my private Email; robertjohnson1159@yahoo.fr

Thank you,

Robert Johnson,
London, UK.







Prueba el Nuevo Correo Terra; Seguro, r&aacute;pido, fiable.





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