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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: Mrs Meyer <sci.llbfirm@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsmeyer1@tarmail.com
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2014 01:40:32 -0800
Subject: Peace be unto you

Hello,

Peace be unto you. I am Mrs. Frau Katrin Meyer, an aging widow
suffering from breast cancer; I am currently confined in a nursing
home. I am a U.S citizen and married to a German national, late Mr.
Heinrich Meyer. I was opportune to inherit from my late loving
husband Mr. Heinrich, the sum of [USD$9.5 Million] which he deposited
in the Bank.

I need a honest and God-fearing person who will use these funds for
charity works. I want this fund to be used for charity works because
I have no child to inherit it, 15% will be for your compensation for
doing this work.

Please if you would be willing to carry out the project kindly reply
for more information. You can contact me through my private email
address ( mrsmeyer1@tarmail.com ). Thanks and God bless you. Katrin

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