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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: David Booth <david.booth74@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: david.booth2010@w.cn
Date: Thu, 20 May 2010 04:58:12 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Please Kindly Read Carefully And Reply Quickly?


Please Kindly Read Carefully And Reply Quickly?

Dear friend,
 
My name is David Booth, I live here in Glebe court Lewisham United Kingdom. I am contacting you in respect of my late fathers $18.5 million which he deposited here with Hsbc Bank London before his sudden death last year december. My father was shot dead at the eve of last christmas and from all indication those that killed him was his business associates who wanted to take over his business empire.
 
Right now the same people who killed my father are now after my life, I have ascaped two gun shot in our private home here in lewisham. I am the only son of my late father and does not know where to run to at this moment. As I speak to you rigt now, I am currently sleeping from one hotel to another to avoid them getting at me. Please I need your assitance to help me secure this $18.5 million my late father deposited with Hsbc Bank here in London into your country private bank account so that once this funds is transfered to your account, i will quickly relocate to your country.
 
I have spoken to the officials of my late fathers bank and they are ready and waiting for me to present them with any bank account information of my choice where I would want them to re-transfer the $18.5 million to after I presented them with all the documents of the funds deposit. Please I need your urgent assistance to secure this funds in your country I promise that once this funds is secured in your account, I will give you ten percent of the total sum.
 
Please if you are interested to assist me, I will advise you provide me with all your contact details such as, your full names, your contact address, your contact telephone number.Please contact me through my private email below for more confidentiality and more details, david.booth2010@w.cn
 
Yours Sincerely,
 
David Booth.

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