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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: Dr Mark Peter <drpetermark@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:31:05 +0900 (JST)
Subject: VACANCIES ARE AVAILABLE

ABBA QUEENS GATE CONCORDE HOTEL 31 34 QUEENS GATE, LONDON ENGLAND . Tele- +447024015785- +447024038955, Fax+447024075460 WE ARE LOOKING FOR BRIGHT GRADUATES/POST GRADUATES BETWEEN AGES 22 AND ABOVE YEARS WITH EXCELLENT COMMUNICATION AND MANAGERIAL SKILLS AND AN APTITUDE FOR CUSTOMER SERVICES. CANDIDATES WOULD BE REQUIRED TO POSSES GOOD INTER-PERSONAL SKILLS AND A PASSION TO KEEP LEARNING WHILE DELIVERING EFECTIVE SERVICES TO OUR NUMEROUS CUSTOMERS,YOU WILL BE WORKING PRIMARILY IN ROTATING DAY SHIFTS,WITH OCCASIONAL NIGHT SHIFTS. VACANCIES ARE AVAILABLE IN THE FOLLOWING DEPUTATIONS: 1. MANAGERS/ASSISTANT MANAGERS 2. COMPUTER OPERATORS/SOFTWARE ENGINEERS 3. ACCOUNTANTS 4. SECURITY 5. LINGUISTS 6. CASHIERS 7. ESCORTS 8. CHEFS 9. SUPERVISOR TRAINERS 10. WAITERS 11. CLEANERS ENTITLEMENTS, BENEFITS & PACKAGES: A VERY ATTRACTIVE NET SALARY PAID IN GBP [GREAT BRITISH POUNDS]. QUALITY SINGLE OR FAMILY HOUSING ACCOMODATIONS IN HOTEL VICINITY. FREE MEDICAL CARE FOR EMPLOYEE AND FAMILY HERE IN LONDON . EXCELLENT EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE BENEFITS WITH FAMILY STAUS EMPLOYMENT. PAID AIRFARES ALLOWING FULL FLEXIBILITY WITH HOLIDAYS. PERSONAL EFFECTS SHIPMENTS AND EXCESS BAGGAGE ALLOWANCES FULL ACCESS TO SOME OF THE BEST RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN LONDON LIFE INSURANCES. OFFICIAL VEHILCLES /MAXIMUM SECURITY IN WORK ENVIRONS AND HOUSING COMMUNITY. JOB STATUS: FULL TIME AND CONTRACT [PLEASE INDICATE WHEN APPLYING ]. SALARY INDICATION: GBP 2,500 TO GBP 4,500 MONTHLY DEPENDING UPON EXPERIENCE,FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION.INTERESTED CANDIDATES SHOULD PLEASE SEND THEIR RESUMES BY EMAIL AND ADDRESSED TO, THE CLERK ABBA QUEENS GATE HOTEL LONDON.PLEASE ATTACH A SCANNED COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT TO IT WHEN SENDING BACK THE APPLICATIOM FORM TO THE HOTEL ADMIN MANAGER (email; drpetermark@yahoo.co.uk) PLEASE NOTE THE ATTACHMENT WILL BE SEND TO BE FILLED AND RETURN BY ATTACHMENT AFTER YOUR REPLY HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. REGARDS ADMIN MANAGER, MR MARK PETERS. ABBA QUEENS GATE CONCORDE HOTEL

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