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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: jacqueline feddag <jacqueline0710@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: jacqueline feddag <jacquelinefeddag@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2014 00:03:22 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From Miss Feddag


my Dearest,
,
My name Feddag Safia , I am of Algerian nationality and I live in Iraq with Nizar Hamboum . I am in this country for over 13 years and I was in the service of Mr.
Nizar Hamboum . My role was to ensure the proper operation of his residence and Mosul to take care of all the bills and support a whole. I was sort of the butler and I know many things that my master was done and .Nizar had held several important positions in his country in Iraq and around the world . in 1993-1999 , it was Ambassador to the United Nations in New York The Minister of Foreign Affairs, as well as its member countries. He was an influential member in relations mediator between the United States and Iraq in the 1980s.He died Friday, July 5, 2006 in New York,Memorial Cancer Center Sloan -Kettering on
heart attack. before he died, he asked me to the surveillance society and the preservation of private property, a junction box which contained $ $ 17.5 million ( $ 17.5 million U.S. ) . He asked me to make this deposit on my behalf and give him the report because he wanted discretion and security for its goods.also He asked codified parcel as a family asset for its safety reasons

this background and to avoid problems with the government, even the company is not aware of the contents of package because the package was coded as a family treasure and therefore private property deposited in society monitoring before the war broke out.He wanted to build a hotel in Saudi Arabia. on Based on information from the company , they told me they could not move the package to another place ,but in Africa it will be their base specifically in Côte d'Ivoire .


As God does not sleep he allowed the property is in my possession and I am the only one who knows the existence of this trunk box . I want you to know that any
help you give me will not be in vain , because I for your help , you will receive 25% of total ($ 17.5 million ) , I want all the information and documentation of the existence of this property.I want you to let me know if you want help me for I will send you information on property and the company that trunk box in there custody so that you come in contact with them to make you send the parcel .

I want you to know that this is a diplomatic society and giving them an address they will deliver the package to you . Note that the certificate of deposit bears no name beneficiary and it will be easy for you to remove it package because it is sufficient that you present as recipient of the parcel. I want everything that I
remains secret told to ensure my safety and security of the property.

I have no source of communication that the computer laptop I have in my room, so I'm happy. For more security and discretion.


Thank you for your
understanding.
Feddag

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