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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: Mr CLEP Phillipe <officefile0143@cantv.net>
Reply-To: alphonse.adandedjan@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2014 12:57:14 -0430 (VET)
Subject: MES SALUTATIONS / OFFRE TRES URGENT

 
MES SALUTATIONS / OFFRE TRES URGENT

Je me nomme Mr Phillipe CLEP de nationalité Français ingénieur consultant en République du Bénin pendant Dix Huit ans.

J'envisage de faire une donation de mes biens car je suis malade et mon docteur m'a dit que je ne survivrais pas au bout des deux prochaines semaines à venir.

Je dispose d’une somme de 1.200.000€ (Un Millions Deux Cent Mille Euros) que j’avais gardés pour un projet.

Dans le cas où vous serez intéressé,veuillez prendre contact avec mon avocat au Bénin afin qu’il vous fasse parvenir les documents justificatif et vous assister dans la transaction.

Maître Alphonse ADANDEDJAN
Courriel : alphonse.adandedjan@yahoo.fr

Très Sincèrement
Mr CLEP Phillipe

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