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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: ernestbongani@hotmail.co.uk
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 10:16:22 +0200
Subject: REPLY URGENT

From: Evangelist Ernest Bongani
Tel: + 27-73-786-8904
Fax: + 27-73-396-7181
E-mail:ernestbongani_c@yahoo.com

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Evangelist Ernest Bongani, the first son of late Dr.John Bongani. I am a citizen of
Swaziland. My late father was the managing director of Aluminum Company in Swaziland
but unfortunately he died in the year 2002 after a protracted illness. Due to poor management
of the company in my country and for the fact that I am so dedicated to church activities
realized that I am too young to manage a large company of that type and most of the director
have already began to divert the net profit being generated from the company.

I therefore arrange with my father?s lawyer and sold the entire company to Mr. Alan Foster
from Poland at the price of US$20,500.000,00(Twenty Million,Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars). Due to constant pressure from some of my relatives and also fear of
likely attack on my family to hijack the fund, I arrange with my mother to transfer
the fund to one of the security and finance company in South Africa, where I am currently
staying with my mother and other sister. However, I am into pastoral activities now and most
of my time is been dedicated to church activities. At the moment, we want to transfer the
fund to overseas account for investment because there is no good investment atmosphere here
in South Africa.

I therefore need your assistance to enable me transfer the fund into your private/companies
account overseas so that we can relocate to plan for the investment of the fund through your
personal assistance. I need your assistance in investing the fund because I have
little experience of investment/management of the fund. It is also my plan that after the
successful transfer of the fund into your overseas account, I will first relocate my mother
and other sister to stay with you, while I will complete my theological school. What I need
from you is honest and sincerity because this fund is my life and the life of my family.

If you can assist us in this transaction, I will give you 25% of the total fund for your
assistance,and 5% for any expenses both parties may incur during the process of the transfer
while 70% will remain in your account for (2 years) to enable me complete my school and
join my family to plan for the investments.Please, be assured that this transaction is 100%
risk free. I await your soonest response.

Regards and God bless.
Evangelist Ernest Bongani.
NB, PLEASE REPLY TO THIS ALTERNATIVE E-mail:
ernestbongani_c@yahoo.com



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