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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.Kofi A" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rudolph_kuuz2001@yahoo.cn>
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:02:15 +0100
Subject: Extremely Urgent Notice Email User

Ref/Payment Code:2010 $1,950,000.00 Usd Attn: Beneficiary, Note! After series of meeting that lasted for Months with the secretary General to the United Nation.Your name was the first to recognize in the list of the names submitted to receive United Nations Compensation. This is to bring to your notice that we have been having a meeting for a very lengthy time on the 2nd day of June,2010 with top United Nations Big wigs in Accra-Ghana liaison office. During the last U.N. meetings held in Accra Republic of Ghana, it was alarmed so much by the world in the meeting on the lost of reasonable amount of cash by various individuals to the scams artists operating in syndicates all over the world to day and also properties,Hurricane Wind,Tornado,Earth Quakes Flood and Oil Spillage. In other to compensate these victims, United Nations Rehabilitation department is now paying victims that suffered from any of those hard luck the sum of $1,950,000.00 each,in accordance with the U.n recommendations. This goes to all the people that have been scammed in any part of the world,the United Nation have agreed to compensate you with the sum of US $1,950,000,00 This includes every foreign contractors/Lotto winner's that may have not received their contract/winning sum,and people that had an unfinished transaction,such as Gold Business or international businesses that failed due to Government problems etc.Your name and email was in the list submitted by our Monitoring Team of Federal Bureau Of Investigation (FBI)and this is why we're contacting you,this have been agreed upon and have been signed.You are advised to contact Mr.Rudolph Kuuzegh. Due to the corrupt and in-efficient Banking Systems in Africa and monetary Regulations and ethics, the payments are to be paid by Certified International Bank Cheque (CIBC) Your particulars was mentioned by one of the Syndicates who was arrested as one of their victims of the operations,you are here by warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to him for any reason whatsoever as the U.S.secret service is already on trace of the other criminals. So keep it secret till they are all apprehended. Other victims who have not been contacted can submit their application as well for scrutiny and possible consideration. You can receive your compensations payments through Barclays Bank Certified International Bank Cheque. You are hereby, advised to contact Compensation management director on this E-mail: rudolph_kuuz2001@yahoo.cn Furnish him with your information Like; (1)Your Full Name.......(2)Your Contact Address......(3)Your Phone Numbers.....(4)Home or Office Address. (5)Your age and current occupation...Attach Copy of your Identification. Good luck and kind regards, Mr.Koffi Annan Former Secretary (United Nation).

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