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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: 2015 USA GHRWO <gcofhr.hanlon@gmail.com>
Reply-To: wendygodwin@qq.com
Date: Wed, 6 May 2015 21:11:11 +0000
Subject: 2015 USA /INVITATION!!!

Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of Global Human Rights Welfare Organization (G.H.R.W.O) USA, It
is a great privilege for us to invite you to global Congress meeting
Against Child Protection & Human Trafficking and child abuse, which will be
held from 16th - 20th of June 2015 at the Atlantic City Convention Center
New jersey, United States of America. from the 23rd - 27th of June 2015 at
Dakar-Senegal, West -Africa. All interested delegates that requires entry
visa to enter the United States to attend this meeting will be assisted by
the organization in obtaining the visa in their passport free, air round
trip tickets to attend this meeting will be provided to all participants.

For registration contact the secretariat: info.anna@secretary.net

Please share the information with your colleagues.

Sincerely,
Mrs Wendy Godwin
E-mail: wendygodwin@qq.com

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