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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: "Barr.Hean Leng Ang & Associate" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barr.heanleng@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2011 01:47:43 +0800
Subject: Attention!!


I am Barrister Hean Leng ,an attorney at law.

I would love to share with you a very important business
proposition that will be of mutual benefit to both of us.

A deceased client of mine ,that shares the same last name as yours,
who here in after shall be referred to as my late client, died as theresult of a heart-related condition.
His heart condition was due to the death of all the members of his family in the tsunami disaster in Sumatra Indonesia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake

My late Client has a deposit of Eighteen Million Dollars ( US$18 Million Dollars) left behind.
The bank has issued me a notice to contact the next of kin,
I can be reached on (barr.heanleng@gmail.com) for more information

Best Regards,
Hean Leng Ang
Attorney at Law

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