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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: From Agent Charles <ijsylvester2003@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: infoagentcharles51@rocketmail.com
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2012 22:55:58 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Hello (Please confirm ASAP)




Hello (Please confirm ASAP) I am Agent Charles Uba, Senior Security Officer from Murtala Muhammed International Airport Security Service Nigeria. We are hereby wish to inform you that we have recovered your Inheritance Payment/Consignment (box) from Lt Gen James Morgan who was trying to redirect the delivery to another address which totally different from yours, and he stated that you are aware of changing the delivery address to another destination and we decided to confirm from you before we can release the consignment to him, please are you aware of changing the delivery of your consignment (box) to another destination? This consignment (box) was retrieved from who claimed to be Lt Gen James Morgan during our last routine inspection suspected to be banking instruments worth Millions of United States Dollar notes in cash as indicated on the consignment papers.  Could you please confirm to us without delay if we should allow Lt Gen James Morgan to
proceed the redirection of your consignment/box to his its destination? We of the above office hereby give 24 hours to confirm to us before proper action will be taken, for official due process. Waiting for your urgent response.  Mr. Charles Uba.
(Murtala Muhammed International Airport
Security Service Nigeria)

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