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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: "MR, RAUL .D. CARLOS" <raul.carlosd@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mr.carlos2009@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:30:50 -0500 (EST)
Subject: WE ARE SEEKING FOR FOREIGN BUSINESS PARTNER!!!!




Dear Sir/Madam

My name is Mr. Raul D. Carlos, a professional banker and the financial
consultants to Omar Bongo, late president of republic of Gabon, who died
8Th of June, 2009 in Barcelona, Spain.

Before his death he amassed a fortune, including 66 private bank account
and more than 45 homes in the name of his immediate family. .
Not only that, he made a lot of cash deposit in big security companies in
Spain , France Belgium and Holland .

There is a cash deposit of €17,390,000.00 he made in a security company
in a coded formula, only his wife and I who know about it, even the
security company do not know that it was money rather the depositary
manifest stated that it is family treasure made up of old Pisces of gold
and diamond.

Now as his financial consultants, who has good knowledge of the deposit
and perfect bank cont ants in Spain, the wife has mandated me to seek for
a reliable, trust worth person whom we shall be using to make the claim of
the €17,390,000.00 from the security company and pay it into his account.

There is no risk because all the logistics for a smooth transaction has
been perfected by us and moreover all the necessary documents will be
changed in your name.

They have agreed to offer you 30%, while 60% will be for them and 10% for
me and the bank official where we will open account in your name.
Please this is highly confidential and you must keep it to yourself only.
If you are interested to partner with us, do contact me on my private
Email Address (mr.carlos2009@gmail.com) with your full names address and
telephone.


Best Regards,
Raul D. Carlos



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