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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: Global Financial Security Monitoring Unit <m9.apteka@melnitsa.tm>
Reply-To: <drabbaskazin@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 19 May 2020 06:26:03 -0700
Subject: Compensation Approved

Global Financial Security Monitoring Unit
24/25, the Shard, 32 London Bridge St, London SE1 9SG, UK
Fax: +442033180981
 
Good day,
 
I am  Dr.Abbas Kazin, from Global Financial Security Monitoring Unit. due to the outbreak of this deadly (coronavirus pandemic) has caused a lot of death and hardship globally. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Mass Assisted Project Deposit Fund had been approved the sum of US$4.5 Million to compensate  those who was initiated to alleviate/assist those who has failed prey of fraudulent business / communications in different categories, Inheritance, Contracts, Lottery, Romance Scam, Diplomatic Payment, Fraudulent Loan Transactions, Unsuccessful Investment transactions.
 
 
Those who has also failed victim of BEC Scams also known as Wire , Mass assisted fund was approved to settle failed business and also settle scam attempt, many people have suffered in the hands of unscrupulous elements and evil-minded people operating all kinds of fraud just to make a dirty living. Please indicate if you have received any compensation before, to the tone of (U.S.D $4.5M) from IMF Managing Director, Ms Kristalina Georgieva or from the World Bank mass assisted project. Your email address was enlisted on the compensation global manifest booklet submitted by World Bank Project auditors.
 
We want to know if you are interested to receive the approved compensation, in this regard, we shall finalize your compensation transaction through the appropriate legal channel l. Note your email have been programmed on government compensation link. We are very much aware of numerous proposals you receive daily, we urge you to give us the benefit of the doubt to clarify your confused state of mind, and we shall explain further all the reasons behind this nefarious activities.
Your response is highly imminent
 
Your sincerely
Dr.Abbas Kazin
Consultant agent (GFSM)

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