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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: "Sara Almoudi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <princesssarahalalmoudi@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 23:10:03 +0100
Subject: I need your Urgent Assistance

Dear Beloved,
This is my second mail to you;  I am Her Royal Highness Princess Sara Al Amoudi of Saudi Arabia but presently seeking an Asylum in United Kingdom . If you goggle "Saudi Arabian princess asylum" you can read more of my story.
I have Twenty Six Million United States Dollars (US$26,000,000.00) in cash deposit with a reliable security vault in Europe , which I would like to invest in an offshore project such as oil and gas/real estate or any lucrative business of your choice.
Please note: this should not be mistaken to be any form of scam as I am not interested in your money and please if you have that intention do not bother to write back. However, this is my first time of being involved in offshore investment, so my attorney here shall be handling the entire transaction on my behalf.
If you are interested in pursuing this further, please notify me through my email to enable us work out modalities on this subject hence you should note that a binding agreement must be endorsed prior to eventual transfer of the funds to you for investment. I look forward to your response on this email address
princesssarahalalmoudi@yahoo.com and thanks for your understanding.
Best regards,
Princess Sarah  Al Amoudi.

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