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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: xxh0nazz <xxh0nazz@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 15:13:14 +0400
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF MR. HANAN AL MAZEM.


FROM THE DESK OF MR. HANAN AL MAZEM.
BRANCH OPERATIONAL MANAGER NATIONAL BANK OF ABU-DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.
Email:
Good day.
Dear Friend, Your first reaction to this mail will be total rejection, scare
and maybe disbelief, owning largely to the atrocities some people commit
these days on the Internet, but believe me what I'm about to let you know
right now is true and existing issue.
I am Mr. Hanan Al Mazem, the newly appointed Manager of National bank of
Abu-Dhabi United Arab Emirates , at the ADNOC CASH-OFFICE Branch, I wish to
know if we can work together. I would like you to stand as the beneficiary
to my deceased client Mr. Morris Thompson,
who made some deposits of $25 ( Million United States Dollars) with my bank.
You can visit this web site to confirm my information's to you at ALASKA
AIRLINE FLIGHT 261.
http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/
He died without any registered next of kin and as such the funds now have an
open beneficiary mandate.
If you are interested you do let me know so that I can give you
comprehensive details on what we are to do for the funds to be wired into
your account, before my meeting with you for the disbursement of the fund in
the ratio of 60% for me and 40% for you,
I urgently hope to get your response as soon as possible as to enable us
expedite action.
Awaiting your urgent My private e-mail is hananmazem@hotmail.com
Yours Sincerely.
Mr, Hanan Al Mazem

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