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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: "Credit Suisse Cie SA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bd222@pisem.net>
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2015 14:40:46 -0800
Subject: Re: Immediate Transfer

Credit Suisse Cie SA
Paradeplatz 8
8070 Zurich,
Switzerland.

Good day,

This department of Credit Suisse Cie SA was instructed to remit the total sum of $15,500,000.00 in your behalf as your payment hold by African Union and Central Bank , Nigeria.

Lastly, you are advice to make payment of $210.98 being for final clearance from CBN as been requested by Swiss Federal Banking Commission proving that fund has nothing to do with money laundry or other related offenses.

Having said this we shall urge you go ahead and make available the final clearance from CBN, through the officer in-charge , the Final clearance shall be issued from African where your payment was ordered from, therefore the fee is meant to be send to the officer in-charge.

I await your urgent response as we are working towards completing your payment this last quarter, as soon as this information is received, be rest assured that full attention will be given to beneficiary towards immediate release of approved funds.

Fund shall be confirm in your account within two days.

Have a great day,

Brady W. Dougan
Director
Credit Suisse Cie SA
Paradeplatz 8
8070 Zurich,
Switzerland.

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