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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: =?utf-8?Q?=E5=AE=8B=E6=B5=92?= <mrs_ann@terra.com>
Reply-To: mrs.ann@rediffmail.com
Date: Thu, 01 Nov 2012 06:03:56 +0800
Subject: ATM CREDIT PAYMENT RELEASE BY WORLD BANK AND CBN


OUR REF:US/UN/NIG/ATM/552
YOUR REF:CLAIMS/ATM/552
DATE,2012
REF; GAP/2015

This is to inform you that an ATM Card with Number 4278763100030014 has been accredited to you by the United Nation Compensation Trust Fund in conjunction
with the Nigerian Government.


Your Personal Identification Number is 6776.You are to contact MRS ANN MARY.K with the information below via email (mrs.ann@rediffmail.com) to enable
you begin the delivery process of your card. The ATM Card Value is $1.4Million USD.


Your are advised to provide us with the following information
Full Name
Address
Phone Number
Country
Occupation
Sex
Age


Regards,
MRS ANN MARY KOFI
Claims Officer

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