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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.Morgan Tempus" <mgtempus@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mgtmpus@iraq.ir
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 15:46:34 +0800
Subject: Re: Our Past Transaction!!!

Dear Friend,

Please note that I have written you few weeks ago with this intention to allow me to advice Asterx Standard Bank London---England to wire the sum of £12,500.000.00 GBP (Twelve Million Five Hundred Thousand Pounds) into your account for you and me to share. To this, I feel like reminding you once again that the Asterx Standard Bank had concluded to wire the above amount into your account.

Please reconfirm your current address and telephone number to me again to enable us move swiftly and contact me through my e-mail address thus: mgtempus@iraq.ir


Best Regards,

Mr.Morgan Tempus
MANAGER
F.R.R.
Tel: 00447035923470



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