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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: karl raphel <f.karlraphel@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <r.karlraphel@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:10:18 +0200
Subject: Hello.



Dear Sir,Top of the day to you.I feel quite safe dealing with you in this business proposition having gone through your remarkable profile on the internet.

Though, this medium (Internet)has been greatly abused, I choose to reach you through it because it still remains the fastest,surest and most secured medium of communication Let me crave your indulgence to introduce myself to you I am Mr Mr.Karl Raphel chief executive officer of Star Energy Group plc we are OPEC members who deal on crude oil and raw material.

I will want to solicit for your assistance to help collect a paymentthat is due to my colleagues for services and supplies we rendered.mycolleagues want someone in usa who has Home Equity Line of Credit Account to receive the fund for us.why we want someone with Equity line of credit account was because of our previous exeperince where our representative run away with our money.

Please if you are willing to assist,i will want you to furnish me with your particulars, so as to enable me give you further details. Please, you have to be an honest and trusted person,as more payments will be made through you in the course of this transaction.And moreso you will be entitled to 10% of every payment that you are able to recieve for us from our customers.and all transfer charges would be deducted from the pricipal amount.Please contact us for more
information via emailwith the below informations filled out.

NAME..................................AGE:..................................STATUS:...............................STATE/COUNTRY.........................TEL/FAX NUMBERS...COMPANY NAME..........................OCCUPATION...............................We look forward in working with you.Mr.Karl Raphel.r.karlraphel@yahoo.co.inNB:Ignore this mail if you are not intrested in the offerand you cannot handle large sums of money. Thank you
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