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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: "Capt. Robert Johnson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <org.infofbi@aol.com>
Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2019 01:33:39 -0800
Subject: Urgent Reply

From: Capt. Rob Johnson
U.S. Military Base
Khabul - Afghanistan.

Dear,

My name is Capt. Robert Johnson, a United States soldier currently serving in the military of the 1st Armored Division in Afghanistan , our story is a very pathetic one and I apologize for taking your time. As you may know, we are being attacked by insurgents everyday and painfully, most of my colleagues have lost their lives here especially in car bombs.

Recently, while going on a regular patrol check, I and my colleague who is also a United States soldier discovered an abandoned trunk box hidden in an exit tunnel. Opening the box, we discovered that it contained the sum of US$14.7 Million in cash, mostly in 100 dollar bills.

Seeing this, we moved the trunk box containing the fund totaling US$14.7 Million to our base from where we were able to ship it out of Afghanistan to another country in Europe under diplomatic cover as (REd Cross) medical equipments.

Presently Afghanistan is engulfed in serious crisis and as this crisis intensified by the day, I and my colleague have decided to make this business proposal to you knowing that as military men, we are not allowed to run foreign accounts.

I am therefore soliciting for your co-operation to take delivery of this fund into your custody for any profitable investment project that will be mutually beneficial for the 3 of us.

I will send to you the issued deposit document of the box which was registered in my name as evidence of the deposit and to give you authorization that will empower you to receive and to ensure smooth movement of this fund from the overseas country where it is kept now until you are in control of it.

Please let me know if you are interested by return email and also include your full names, address, occupation and contact telephone numbers to enable me call you.

I will provide you with necessary details and the arrangements to secure the deposit as soon as you indicate appreciable interest to deal.

Regards
Capt. Robert Johnson.
U.S.A. Military Base , Iraq.

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