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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: tony greg <tony_greg1@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 11:54:44 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: urgent


Dear Sir
This letter may come as a surprise to you but after much consideration to the good recommendation made concerning you, we were left with no options than to contact with you. My name is Mr Tony Greg,the first son of Late Dr. Greg Richmond. erstwhile governor of the central Bank of Sierra-Leone who unfortunately was among the casualties of the political crisis, which savaged the nation for the period of ten Years. Before his untimely death (via execution by the government) he informed us that while he was still the central bank Governor, he used his influence and position to lift some boxes containingU.S$51.5M out of the country, this he deposited with a certain bank based in ACCRA-GHANA. According to him, when depositing the boxes, he declared to the management of the bank that the contents were his family valuables, this is to ensure the safety of the funds. We have already arrived in Accra-Ghana because our country has somehow become un-habitable for us, we decided to sol!
icit for
assistance for the following reasons:

1.To transfer the funds in foreign account

2.Assist us to invest the funds/recycling

3.Act as our partner and to also register all the investments in your name
. We will like to know more about you and also discuss how you will be

compensated for your assistance. We will in due time forward to you the documents covering the deposits for your perusal. As no one knows our

present location, we implore you to treat this with utmost secrecy. You can get back to me with your fax and phone number,for oral discussion. we anticipate your most urgent response.
00233243023154 Regards Tony




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