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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Hassana Abdulahi Hamza" <hassanab1@anthonychambers.org>
Reply-To: hassanab2@claranet.com
Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2005 18:39:38 +0000
Subject: DEAREST FRIEND

FROM:
HASSANA BAKI, ABDULAHI.
#30,EMIR ROAD KANO,
 
ASSALAMA-ALIKKOM.
YOU MAY BE SURPRISED TO RECEIVE THIS MAIL FROM ME SINCE YOU DO NOT KNOW ME PERSONALLY, I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH NETWORK ONLINE HENCE DECIDED TO WRITE YOU .I AM HASSANA BAKI ABDULAHI, THE WIFE OF LATE GENERAL ABDULAHI HAMZA, WHO WAS THE MILITARY ATTACHEE DURING THE REGIME OF GENERAL SANI ABACHA. ON THE 21ST OF APRIL 1998,MY HUSBAND WHO WAS VERY CLOSE WITH GENERAL ABACHA WAS GIVEN $15,000,000,000 UNITED STATES DOLLARS FOR KEEP TO BE USE DURING THE CAMPAIGN OF ABACHA'S TRANSFORMATION FROM MILITARY TO CIVILIAN PRESIDENT BUT UNFORTUNATELY,PRESIDENT SANI ABACHA DIED BEFORE THE GENERAL ELECTION WAS TO BE  HELD THAT YEAR 1998.THE MONEY WAS GIVEN TO MY LATE HUSBAND TO BE USED FOR SOME POWERFULL AFRICAN LEADERS TO SUPPORT ABACHA INCASE OF ANY EXTERNAL  DISRUPTION.
MY HUSBAND SECRETLY KEPT THIS MONEY IN A SECURITY COMPANY IMMEDIATELY THE MONEY WAS GIVEN TO ME.IT WAS ONLY ME THAT KNEW ABOUT THE DEPOSITION OF THE MONEY WITH THE SAID SECURITY COMPANY. AFTER THE DEATH OF ABACHA, WE THOUGHT THE FAMILY WILL APPROACH MY HUSBAND FOR THE FUND TO BE REFUNDED BUT TO THE GREATEST DISMAY, THE FAMILY OF ABACHA WAS NOT AWARE OF THE MONEY.ON 22RD DAY OF JUNE 2000 MY HUSBAND DIED ON GHASTLY AUTO CRASH ALONG ABUJA-KANO ROAD.
MY FAMILY AND I HAS BE HUMILITED BY THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT, ALL MY HUSBAND MONEY LEFT BEHIND HAS BE TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT, OUR FAMILY ACCOUNT HAS BE FROZEN EVEN OUR PERSONAL HOUSES WERE SEIZED ALL BECAUSE MY HUSBAND SERVED THE LATE GENERAL ABACHA AND HE WAS HIS CONFIDANTS. I HAVE CONTACTED YOU TO ASSIST ME TO CLEAR THIS FUND FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY WHERE THIS FUND IS SECRETLY KEPT INTO YOUR ACCOUNT HENCE NO BODY IS AWARE OF THE MONEY EXECPT ONLY ME WITH ALL THE DOCUMENTS.
HOWEVER, THE SECURITY COMPANY HAS ISSUED ME A NOTICE TO COME OVER FOR THE CLEARANCE OF THE MONEY, WHICH WAS CONCELLED IN ONE TRUNK BOX, OR HAVE IT CONFISICATED WITHIN THE NEXT 30 OFFICIAL WORKING DAYS. SINCE I HAVE BEEN ON SECURITY WATCH BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR ALL MOST 2 YEARS NOW, I SEEK YOUR CONCEPT TO PRESENT YOU AS THE OWNER OF THE BOX (FUND), SO THAT THE MONEY WILL BE SENT TO YOU, THEN YOU AND I CAN SHARE THE MONEY. 70% FOR ME AND 30% FOR YOU.
THIS TRANSACTION IS LEGAL AND VERY EASY, NO RISK INVOLVED AT ALL.
ALL I REQUIRE IS YOUR HONEST COOPERATION TO ENABLE US SEE THIS TRANSACTION THROUGH. PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER YOU CAN REACH ME ON MY PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESS AS hassana4@claranet.com, UPON THE CONFIRMATION OF THIS AND YOUR READINESS TO RECEIVE THE FUND, I WILL IMMEDIATELY ASK AN ATTORNEY TO CARRY OUT THE LEGAL PROCEDURES SO THAT YOU WILL BE CONTACTED BY THE SECURITY COMPANY FOR ONWARD DESPATCH OF THE FUND TO YOU.
I GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW. PLEASE TREAT THIS MATTER AS URGENT AS POSSIBLE, I EXPECT YOUR SOONEST RESPONSE.
BEST REGARDS,
SISTER, HASSANA BAKI, ABDULAHI

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