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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: mau lw <mgnterprise11@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2022 22:23:30 -0800
Subject: GET BACK TO ME NOW FROM MAUNG LWIN

Dear Partner,

I WRITE TO INFORM YOU THAT I HAVE BEEN AWAY TO AUSTRALIA FOR OFFICIAL DUTY.

OUR FUNDS US$10M WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO YOU VIA HAMPSHIRE TRUST BANK
AS OUR FUNDS IS STILL IN THE CUSTODY OF THE BANK IN UNITED KINGDOM.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT YOU SEND ME YOUR CURRENT TELEPHONE NUMBER AND
ADDRESS AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS MAIL FOR THE VERIFICATION AND
RELEASE OF THE FUNDS TO BE EFFECTED INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.

HOW IS THE CORONAVIRUS SITUATION IN YOUR COUNTRY?.

WE ONLY HAVE 2 EARLIER CONFIRM CASES HERE IN MY COUNTRY MYANMAR.

A 26 YEAR OLD MALE FROM YANGON WHO RETURN FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM
AND A 36 YEAR FROM CHIN WHO TRAVELED TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

WE HAVE 524,000 CASES, 18,622 DEATH AND RECOVERED 19,141 IN MY
COUNTRY MYANMAR.

WAITING FOR YOUR RESPONSE.

REGARDS,

MAUNG LWIN

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