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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: "Mrs. Sharon Jones" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr.larry_george@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:50:16 -0700
Subject: FedEx DIPLOMATIC COURIER COMPANY

Dear Beneficiary:

I am sorry for the cheque I sent to you for your payment, which you’re unable to Cash due to some unforeseen circumstances. I was able to cash the money here and paid all the necessary bills involved in the transactions, and your INTEREST of $1,000 000.00 (One Million United States Dollars) is in cash, and i boxed the money and deposited it with FedEx DIPLOMATIC COURIER COMPANY to deliver it to you as a cash payment, this is the only best system and fastest means to pay you, at this time. You are to contact the FedEx DIPLOMATIC COURIER COMPANY with your delivery details including your telephone number, so that they will deliver the package (boxed money) to your personal address, within 48 hours. The FedEx Representative or Officer in charges of the boxes is details is below:-

FedEx DELIVERY CONTACT.
Address: 8, Adepite close Victoria Island Lagos, Nigeria
Officer Name: Mr. Larry George
EMAIL: mr.larry_george@hotmail.com
Phone #:- +234-80-85071072

Fill in the details above to your COURIER AGENT for verification.

1.Name:
2.Address:
3.Marital Status:
4.Occupation:
5.Age:
6.Sex:
7.Nationality:
8.Country:
9.Telephone Number:

Please I want to let you know that only the supervisor knows the content and nobody else knows about this. You are to contact only Mr. Larry George the supervisor, so please waist no time in contacting them. I have paid for the delivery fee so the only money you have to send to them now is the security keeping fee of your consignment and it is $235 United States Dollars.

I would have paid that but they said no because they don't know when you will contact them and in case of demurrage. Please I will advice you to be friendly with Mr. Larry George the supervisor because he alone has the idea of the content of your consignment. But i want to let you know that I did not give him the key of the boxes so please take note that as soon as they deliver the consignment use this (CODE NUMBERS TO OPEN THE TWO BOXES TO KNOW IF THE COMPLETE ONE MILLION USD IS IN IT).

THE FIRST BOX CODE (0036589) THE SECOND BOX CODE (0014759) AND I WANT YOU TO KEEP THIS CODE NUMBERS CONFIDENTIAL IN YOUR HOME TO AVOID ANOTHER PERSON GETTING IN TOUCH WITH YOUR MONEY MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.NOTE THAT THE ONLY MONEY YOU WILL PAY FedEx IS $235 DOLLARS AND NO MORE.

Thanks for your patience
Sincerely
Mrs. Sharon Jones




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