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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: chifeodinkwa adams <chifeodinklwaadams@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <chifeodinkwa@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 21:00:31 +0000
Subject: URGENT TRANSFER NEEDED


best one,

I hope this will not look embarrasing or form of a scam to you.I am chife Odinkwa Adams formal chairman of oil traders market in Delta state of Nigeria and also a good politician in my country.Due to the wickedness of my enemies and my oppositions in this present government they have vowed to ruin my life.

Right now my case is in court and have been postponded to further notice for more verivica tion because i have been acuse of embezzlement of money from my state and right now am in police costordy and have been in dentension,so to be on a saver side of protecting my diginity i have the sun of (2.5milion us dollas)deposited in a bank in london and i need an urgent transfer of this money to your account and thesame time i need an honest and trust wardy person,so that after this transaction you will take your own percentage which is (25percent)and my own money will get back to me. So contact my barrister with this no (+234-803-585-3220)for more directives or email him with his address(barristerben_hugo@yahoo.com)and pls make it confidetial for some reasons thank you.
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