419 Advance Fee Fraud Nigerian Scam
An archive of e-mailed solicitations received, how much the web site owner would have supposedly made by now, which scenarios are used (e.g., dead foreigner, or chemically treated …
Advance Fee Fraud
Outlines how common variations of this scam operate, including loans, phony sweepstakes, west African letters. From the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Anatomy of a 419 scam
Detailed examination of how an American man fell for a fraudulent scheme operating out of the UK. [The Register]
Artists Against 419
Provides information on fake bank sites and how to distinguish them from legitimate ones, along with announcements of monthly flash mob events aiming to shut down fake bank sites t…
Crackdown on £8.4m African sting
The idea of the African elite offering untold riches to strangers via e-mail or fax may seem absurd, but the National Criminal Intelligence Service says that victims are losing mil…
E-Mail fraud scheme: Despite warnings, Americans continue to lose millions to Nigerian con artists
Those official-sounding letters from someone in Africa are too good to be true. Article includes quotes from victims. Also, a sidebar article on the columnist's correspondence with…
Email Scams and Internet Frauds
A collection of advance fee fraud messages from all over the globe.
Greater Things: Nigerian / 419 Scam
The experience of a businessman fooled by this scam. Contact is initiated via letter, fax, or email offers of millions of dollars in compensation for holding even more millions of …
Nigeria E-Mail Scam aka 419 Scam aka Advance Fee Fraud
Description of the scam's mechanics, history, senders' aliases, ways to easily identify the scam email, and related links.
Nigerian Advance Fee Fraud
Detailed information on the scheme, centered largely in Nigeria, wherein people are offered a share of millions of dollars to help transfer the money to their bank account. From th…
Nigerian Fraud Email Gallery
An archive of several hundred scam letters, with date received, names of supposed senders, country where the money is supposed to have originated, and amount.
Nigerian Scam
Outlines the basics of this con, mentions variations, gives an example of a typical letter, explains how victims are taken in by this long-running scam. Links to further informatio…
Nigerian Scams
Describes some variations of the "Nigerian Scam," scam indicators, typical opening lines, phone numbers mentioned, web sites used by the scammers. Names, company names, and e-mail…
Public Awareness Advisory Regarding "4-1-9" or "Advance Fee Fraud" Schemes
U.S. Secret Service explains this type of fraud, often perpetrated by Nigerian nationals. The scheme involves an offer to allow the victim to share in millions of dollars in return…
The 419 Scam/Nigerian Scam
People in academia can be targets of advance fee fraud schemes too. Sample letter, bullet list of common features of a "419" scam, and FAQ. From University of Pennsylvania Computi…
The Nigerian Nightmare
Examines the 419 scam as well as its history, going back several decades. [Slate]
Urgent "Nigeria-419" Scam from South Africa
The sender of the e-mail solicitation claimed to be a South African V.I.P., but it was still the Nigerian 419 scam. E.D. Truitt explains why this con game is dangerous.