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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: MR ALLEN LARGE <arge.@cosmos.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: MR ALLEN LARGE <mrjames.knight@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2016 05:31:33 +0900 (JST)
Subject: DELIVERY ATM MASTER CARD



DELIVERY ATM MASTER CARD

From United Nation Benin Republic we have registered your ATM CARD of (U5 $5.5m) with our DHL Express courier Company customer service with registration code of (9665776) we have already forwarded your address to them but you have to Contact DHL Company with your delivery information to avoid wrong delivery:

1) Your Full Name:=
2) Your Telephone No:=
3) Your Receiving:====
4) Your Home Address:=
5) YOUR COUNTRY:======

Mr James Knight
E-mail: mrjames.knight@yahoo.com
The manager Phone Number: +229 69570892
Contact them with this registration Number (9665776) also with your Address and Phone number to avoid wrong delivery.

Best Regards
SUB: DELIVERY OF YOUR ATM MASTER CARD


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