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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: ABDULLAH AL YUSUF CHAMBERS <strybandt@neostrada.pl>
Reply-To: mailabdullahyusuf@web2mail.com
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:12:03 +0800
Subject: AUTHORITY AND MANDATE TO ACT

ABDULLAH AL YUSUF CHAMBERS.
Entrance 7, Suite 1026,
10th Floor, Block A, Damansara Intan
No.11, Jalan SS20/27, Petaling Jaya.
Selangor,Malaysia
Email:mailabdullahyusuf@web2mail.com

I am Abdullah Al Yusuf, an attorney at law.I have contacted you to assist in distributing the moneey left behind by my cliient,
who share the same last name as yours before it is confiscateed or declared unserviceable by the b a n k where this d e p o s i t valued at Five Million,Five Hundred Thousand dollaars (US$5.5 Million) is lodged.
This b a n k has issued me a notice to contact the nexxt of kin, or the a c c o u n t will be confiiscated.
if you are interesteed contact me via my personal Email:mailabdullahyusuf@web2mail.com.
Best regards,

Abdullah Al Yusuf
Attorney at Law


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