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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: "DIDIER ANDRE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <didiandre377@yandex.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2015 15:00:06 +0100
Subject: Confirm Receipt...

Dear Confidant,
 
 
I am DIDIER ANDRE,Head of Finance Ministry of Mines & Agriculture Benin.
There is a deceased contractor with unclaimed contract payment of(US$5,500,000.00)for supply of Agricultural Equipments,he
died in an Air Crash here in Benin after the completion of the contract project without leaving any registered business
partner in his contract file.I now reach you via email web search so as to present you as His next of Kin for the purposes of
claiming the said fund.So,Can you receive this fund as the next of kin?If interested, send your name,address and telephone
number for more details.You let me know What will be your percentage.
 
It is risk free,as i woiuld supply you with all the information concerning the fund,which you present to the bank as we proceed.
 
But if your spirit does not accept this,please kindly keep it to yourself.
 
You can view the BBC web-news of the tragedy:
 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3348109.stm
 
Rgds,
 
DIDIER ANDRE

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