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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: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:06:50 +0000
Subject: ALLEVIATE POVERTY CAMPAIGN.


Attn:
This is to officially notify you that your email ID has won you 500,000USD in the ongoing NIGERIAN CHEVRON TEXACO ALLEVIATE POVERTY CAMPAIGN. To file for claims, please contact Mr. Kenneth Davids at email address: response.chevrontexaco@gmail.com or call +234.702.674.2704, +234.805.738.5923 immediately with the following details:

FULL NAME:.........................................
CONTACT ADDRESS:...................................
PHONE NUMBER/MOBILE NUMBER:........................

THIS PROMO IS DESIGNED TO RAISE YOUR STANDARD OF LIVING. IF YOU INDEED GOT THIS MESSAGE, CONGRATULATIONS!!!

THE ABOVE MESSAGE IS INTENDED FOR YOU, SHOULD YOU DOUBT THE CONTENTS OF THIS MESSAGE, PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND!



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