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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: "ALF CAPITAL MANAGEMENT" <alfcapital2@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:40:42 -1200
Subject: ALF CAPITAL MANAGEMENT


ALF CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
LONDON- UNITED KINGDOM
ENGLAND .
46-48 East Smithfield
London
E1W 1AW
+44 703 591 8622
Reg: 1972

Sir/Madam,

We have received a payment notification from South African Government
instructing us to release your long over-due Inheritance fund which is the
sum of $6,500,000.00 {Six Million Five Hundred thousand U.S Dollars} the
South African Government sent this release order to us through their
Ministry of finance for us to gather details from your end and remit the
funds to you through our means of payment, either using our affiliate Banks
here in UK, America or using our diplomatic method of delivery.

You have to furnish us with these details for our official use only, your
full name, your residence or office address, your telephone and fax number,
your age and a scanned copy of your Id if available.

We anticipate hearing from you as the South African Government gave us a
mandate to complete all payments.


Yours Faithfully,

Mr. Edwin Clark
Protocol Officer

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