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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: Peter Adams <peteradams_9000@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <peteradamsassociates@o2.pl>
Date: Wed, 23 May 2007 13:00:33 +0100
Subject: Hello Piet, Inheritance Notification




Barrister Peter Adams Legal Practitioner Peter Adams & AssociatesPlot 560 Kenny Brown Street, East-West Road, Bonny Island.
Dear Piet INHERITANCE PAYMENT NOTICE I am Barrister Peter Adams, a lawyer by profession. I seriously need you to get back to me immediately for necessary steps concerning your inheritance claim and on behalf of the Trustees and Executors to the WILL of your deceased relation Mr. Robert Piet. Who died as a result of Cardiac Arrest due to sudden death of his wife and daughter in a bomb blast. I wish to notify you that your name appeared in the Codicil and Last Testament of my late deceased client as his next of kin and as such you are entitled to claim his fund valued at US$8,560,000.00 deposited in a bank. As his Legal Adviser, I will advise you on the steps you need to take on how to claim your inheritance funds from the bank. Kindly respond to me because the status quo is that the bank is waiting for you to show up and claim the funds under the inheritance rules and regulation and a Power of Attorney will be given to you as the next of kin. Yours faithfully, Barrister Peter Adams STATEMENT OF CONFIDENTIALITY "The information in this email and in any attachments may contain confidential information and it is intended solely for the attention and use of the named addressee(s). It may not be disclosed to any person without authorization. If you are not the intended recipient, or a person responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient you are not authorized to and must not disclose, copy, distribute or retain this message or any part of it."
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