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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: "Total Petroleum PLC." <sandra.ibeh@clerk.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2016 09:24:33 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: YOUR ATM CARD PAYMENT IS READY FOR DELIVERY.


YOUR ATM CARD NUMBER: 4278763100030014
HOPEFULLY YOU ARE DOING GREAT IN HEALTH MATTERS WITH YOURBELOVED FAMILY. HOWEVER I HAVE REGISTERED THE ATM CARD WITH DHL COMPANYTHIS MORNING AS WE AGREED AND THE DELIVERY WILL TAKE OFF TOMORROWMORNING BASED ON MY AGREEMENT WITH THE DHL DIRECTOR REV. COLIN THOMPSON,MOST IMPORTANTLY RECONFIRM YOUR CURRENT DELIVERY ADDRESS TO HIM CONTACTHIM VIA HIS PRIVATE EMAIL:(rev.colin.thompson@deliveryman.com) THEONLY MONEY YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PAY IS $73 AS PACKAGE DELIVERY FEES TOYOUR HOME DOOR STEP. I WILL NOT BE REACHED TILL APRIL 25TH 2016, BECAUSEI AM ON MATERNITY LEAVE. THE AMOUNT IN YOUR ATM CARD IS 1.2 MILLIONUSD, AND THE PIN-CODE OF YOUR ATM CARD IS(0609) THANKS  MRS. SHELLY ANNA EDRIS.

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