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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: MRMICHAEL EDU <mrmichael_edu6@msn.com>
Reply-To: <fedexcouriier@yahoo.cn>
Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2012 03:04:56 +0000
Subject: YOUR TRACKING NUMBER 875531681014 (LOG ON TO WWW.FEDEX.COM AND
TRACK THE PARCEL



ATTENTION BENEFICIARY,

I AM MR MICHAEL THE NEW DIRECTOR OF FEDEX DEPARTMENT COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC , AM WRITING TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR FUNDS WORTH OF 4MILLION US DOLLARS, SINCE THE FORMAL DIRECTOR HERE WAS TRANSFER TO ANOTHER BRANCH, SINCE HE WAS TRANSFERRED YOUR FILE WAS EMPTY HERE AND YOU HAVE NOT YET RECEIVE YOUR PACKAGE.

YOUR ATM CARD WORTH 4MILLION DOLLARS IS SENT TO YOU AFTER THE PROPITIOUS WE ARE INSTRUCTED TO SEND YOU YOUR ATM CARD AND NOW ITS SENT OUT TO YOUR ADDRESS, BE NOTED THAT THE ARGENT WILL DELIVER THE ATM CARD TO YOU AND RETURN HOME IMMEDIATELY FINE BELLOW THE TRACKING NUMBER OF YOUR PACKAGE,


875531681014
(LOG ON TO WWW.FEDEX.COM AND TRACK THE PARCEL THE SENDERS COUNTRY IS NIGERIA .

WITH IN REGARDS OF THIS ISSUES YOUR DELIVERY WAS STOP IN THE AIRPORT IN YOUR COUNTRY DUE TO THE ARGENT INABILITY OF PERMIT CERTIFICATE MEANWHILE THE AIRPORT HOME LAND SECURITY IN YOUR COUNTRY WANTED SUM OF 240$ FOR THE ENTERING PERMIT CERTIFICATE WHICH IS THE ONLY DELAYING WE ARE HAVING NOW AND ONCE WE OBTAIN IT THE ARGENT WILL MEET YOU UP AT YOUR DOOR STEP, TRACK YOUR PACEL AND FINE OUT THE REAL.


HERE IS THE INFORMATION’S YOU NEED TO SEND THE 240.us FOR THE PERMIT ENTERING OF THE DIPLOMAT.

NAME NWOJI CHINEDU SOLOMON

COUNTRY NIGERIA

CITY LAGOS

AMOUNT 240 DOLLARS

QUESTION WHEN

ANSWER URGENT


ONCE THE PAYMENT INFORMATIONS IS SENT TO ME I WILL FURNISH YOU WITH THE REQUIRED INFORMATIONS ON HOW THE DIPLOMAT WILL BE WITH YOU AT YOUR HOME ALSO WITH YOUR ATM CARD, TRACK YOUR DELIVERY AND THEN YOU WILL UNDERSTAND THAT THE DELIVERY ARGENT IS ON HOLD OF THE HOME LAND SECURITIES.


I AWAIT YOUR RESPONSE,

REGARDS.

MR MICHAEL EDU

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