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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: Greg Martins <richconsult03@gmail.com>
Reply-To: richconsult00@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2015 08:42:43 +0100
Subject: Can You Assist?

Hello,
I am the director, Fitzroy London Limited. Our company is looking for a
competent and reliable representative who can work with me as a foreign
partner in order to travel down to the location and assist me with the
local dealer to get the material at a much reduced price, we are in
Gold,Watches and Jewelries production. We lost our contact that does this
transaction for us sometimes ago to cancer. The material in question is
not contraband and it will be another income generating business aside from
your own area of specialization. If you are reliable, competent,
trustworthy and interested, kindly send me an email so that I can give you
the full details.
I will be very glad to talk more with you in regards to this opportunity.
Regards,
Greg Martins.
www.fitzroywatches.com

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