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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: "Angela Smith" <angelasmith@info.com>
Reply-To: angela.s4091@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2015 05:56:30 +0200
Subject: GOD BLESS YOU!

Dear Friend.


Greetings to you .This mail might come to you as a surpriseand the temptation to ignore it as seriousness could come into your mind; but please, consider it a divine wish and accept it with a deep sense of humility. My name is Mrs.Angela Smith,I'm a 65 years old woman.I am British living in Cambodia . A wife of late Dr.Smith with his blessed memory.


I was also married with two children. My husband and two children died in a car accident six years ago. Before this happened my business and concern for making money was all I lived for.I never really cared about other values in life.But since the loss of my family,I have found a new desire to assist helpless families. I have been helping orphans in orphanage/motherless homes.I have donated some money to orphans in Sudan,Cameroon,Brazil,Austria,Spain,South Africa and some Asian countries.


Before I became ill,I kept $8.5 Million in a long-term deposit account in a Security Company in Cambodia .Presently,I'm in a hospital where I have been undergoing treatment for esophageal cancer.It is my last wish to see this money distributed to charity organizations.Because relatives and friends have laundered so much of my wealth since my illness,I cannot live with the agony of entrusting this huge responsibility to any of them.


Please,I beg you in the name of the Lord to help me collect the deposit and distributes it among st charity organizations.


Use your judgment to distribute the money and feel free to reimburse yourself when you have the money for any cost you incur during the process


I'm willing to offer you a reward If you are willing.You can reply through this email address: (angela.s0540@gmail.com)


Regards.


Mrs.Angela

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