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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: "Abda Hassan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <abdahassan06@aol.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2011 04:26:41 -0700
Subject: Emergency

Good day,


I am indeed sorry for contacting you through this means. However, i understand that the internet has been insulted by scam and fraud stars who tries to rip off people of their hard earn money. but am a Muslim woman, i cannot lie to any one because it is against my religion. i swear with the name of Allah that what am telling you is the truth and please for my own security keep these matter to your self alone.my names are Abda Hassan Mohammed a wife to one of
Gadaffi closet enemy my husband is ready to die if Gadaffi will still remain in power, because he said gadaffi made him lose all his family and kids. but why am writing you this email is because the trouble is too much for me and my kids, we were hit by the bomb sent by NATO forces and we are all hospitalized.

please i want to entrust into your care because i don't know if we will come out of these war. i have 7 cards master and visa ATM cards which we use any time we go abroad America Europe Asia just round the world and in each of the cards i have over $2 million dollars in each of them. presently we at war it cannot be used here no machine work here.

if Gadaffi remains, my husband will be prosecuted. because he is one of his enemy .so i have sent out all my ATM cards visa and master cards out of Libya. it was packed sealed in side a wall clock and laptop. sent to Dubai and presently the package is with my cook who ran to Dubai when the trouble was just too much. i gave him the wall clock and laptop to take with him and keep it until i contact him for it, he is not aware of the contents.

i want to send you the wall clock and laptop to your address when you receive them you open up the clock and laptop you will find 7 ATM cards visa and master in both of them. then i will send you the pin code for each of them as soon as you confirm you receive the package. you can remove $2,500 dollars from each of the cards from any ATM machine.

everyday you can remove total of $17,500 with all the cards and keep $7,500 for your self each day then i will send you a new account where you will be paying in $10,000 dollars daily for me, the point is i have to remove all the funds from all my cards because if the war ends my husband must be in trouble with Gadaffi.

please nobody knows about what i have just told you even my cook in Dubai believe it is just a clock and a laptop. and he is waiting for my orders to send the package to wherever i instruct him.if you can handle these for me then please forward all your details right now and i will send it to him, to enable him send the package directly to you.

i will give you other information's when i hear from you.

My direct email: abdahassan06@aol.com

Abda Hassan.

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