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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: "FBI AGENT ROGER JOHNSON" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rogerjohnson216@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2012 07:20:16 -0700
Subject: Anti-Terrorist and Monetary Crimes Division*(FBI AGENT)*

Anti-Terrorist and Monetary Crimes Division
Fbi Headquarters In Washington, D.C.
Federal Bureau Of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20535-0001
Website:www.fbi.gov
ATTEN: BENEFICIARY
I am an F.B.I AGENT here in that was transfer to West Africa for investigation about your fund. We receive an email that you are dead and you ask one Albert R J Pitre your NEXT OF KIN to come  and claim your ATM Card worth $2.5 million dollars it was just a compensation to you by the Nigerian President, it was issue to you has an ATM CARD.
The ATM CARD has been with us since 1month now, so I am writing you to know if you are (DEAD OR STILL ALIVE), if you do not reply back before 48hrs we will have no other alternative that to  believe that  you are truly dead according to Albert R J Pitre.
If you are still alive you can get back to us as fast as you can so that we can get him arrested for trying claim your fund but if is it true that you are DEAD we will have no choice but to collect the security fee from him, take note that everything has been paid, it is just the Security fee that this Albert R J Pitre has agreed to pay for if you refuse to get back to us. Am afraid we shall give him the ATM Card and collect the money from him and he will sign on your behalf and claim your ATM Card that means that he is right that you are dead and you ask him to come and claim the ATM Card on your behalf. I have send you the scan copy of Mr. Albert I.D please check attach file.
If you do not want to us to release your ATM CARD to him in will advise you to proceed to send the security fee which he intend to pay once you can be able to send the fee we will register your ATM CARD with the delivery company so that they deliver your card to you immediately, here is the payment information which you are to use to send the security fee immediately as soon as we receive your payment the imposter will be thrown to jail and i promise you he will have no chance to claim you atm card.
BELOW IS THE PAYMENT INFORMATION NEEDED.
SENDER'S NAMES:..........
SENDER'S ADDRESS:....
DIRECT PHONE:......???????
AMOUNT SENT:........... $129 DOLLARS
RECEIVER'S NAME:....... BODE PEDRO
RECEIVER'S ADDRESS:... PLOT 370 MURI OKUNOLA STREET VICTORIA ISLAND LAGOS. NIGERIA
QUESTION:............... IN GOD
ANSWER: WE TRUST
M.T.C.N:....Make Available After Payment
Please take note that you have been given just 48hrs to get back to us so that we can know if you are alive to investigate if truly you are (DEAD OR STILL ALIVE).
We await your swift response in regard of this email we have received from Albert R J Pitre.
Regards.
FBI AGENT: ROGER JOHNSON
Email Address: rogerjohnson216@yahoo.com

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