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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: celia johnson <celjohnson10@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <celjohnson2009@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2007 19:25:33 +0300
Subject: Hello Dear,i need your assistance.



Hello Dear, My name is Madam Celia Johnson, A complete citizen of Philippines,widow to the late former minister of finance in Philippine who was a victim of the terrorist attack against the against the country by the Abu sayyaf movement in the southern luxury beach region on the 11th April 2002 that rendered many people of different nationals dead. I inherited a total sum of 19.500 million dollars(nineteen Million five hundred Dollars) from my late husband,This money which is concealed in a metallic trunk box is deposited with a security and finance company in west africa under a secret arrangement as a family treasure.This means that the security company does not know the content of this box that was shipped from the Philippine to west africa under a diplomatic coverage.My main purpose of sending your this mail is because of the way I found you and perhaps trustworthy to give this priority of shipping this box of money to any address that you think is very secure and safe in your country as i am seriously sick now and I do not no my faith after 3 times attack from hide assasin sent by the family of my husband because of the estate of my husband.There is need for urgent action because the consignment is accruingcharges per day as demurrage to the security company for safekeeping couple with the resent attempt of coup plot last july that has distracted attention of the government and the security delegates on me. Upon your response I will give you the contact of the company in west africa for you to call them and give them your address for the immediate shipment of the box.I will send you the Authorization Certificate to call them in my next mail which is the Certificate of deposit that they gave me on the very day when the box of money was deposited under their company. I give thanks immensely for the co-operation as I look forward to yoururgent response. Best RegardMadam Celia Johnson.
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