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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: "Al Qubaisi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <al_qabd@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 2 May 2011 01:58:13 +0400
Subject: GREETINGS

Greetings to my dear,

This message might meet you in an utmost surprise, but however, it's just my urgent need for foreign partner that has made me to contact you for this transaction. I am a banker by profession from Dubai, United Arab Emirates and currently holding the post of Director Auditing and Accounting unit of this bank.

I have the opportunity of transfering the left over fund of $17.5 million United States Dollars that our bank deceased customer late Richard Burson, who died on (Egypt Air Flight 990) along with his family on a plane crash below (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm).

Hence; i am inviting you for this business deal where this money can be shared between us in the ratio of 50% for you and 50% for me, so, If you agree to this my business proposal to you, further details of the transfer will be forwarded to you as soon as i received a positive reply from you.

Respectfully,
Yours
Abdulla

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