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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: "Danusa Jarikre" <danusajarikre@msn.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2006 12:51:17 +0000
Subject: LETTER OF ASSISTANT

Hello Dear,

If you have been watching the recent Network News Of Nigerian Television
Stations, you would observe and hear about legal cases against former
Inspector-General of Police (Tafa Balogun) on misappropriation of funds
totaling 4.06Billion Naira (about $31.3million USD), The Former senate
President on 155million Naira (about $1.19 million USD), Former Minister
for Justice on 1.16Billion Naira (about $8.92 million USD), Former Minister
For Education on 503.1Million Naira (about 3.87 million USD). All totaled
5.87Billion Naira (about $45.28 Million USD).

Therefore, the Government of Nigeria directed the "FEDERATED FRAUD AND
DEBT REPAYMENT IMPLEMENTATION COUNCIL" of which I the chairman should
investigate and recommend adequate punishments for these four prominent men
or other Government officials involved in corrupt practices at any time.
We have commenced probe/investigation and these four prominent
personalities that defaulted the Anti-corruption laws of our country now
offered I and my colleagues collective enticement fees sum of 1.4Billion
Naira (about $11million USD) for us to report in favors of them to the
Government of Nigeria.

Indeed we would not like to miss this enrichment opportunity due to the
fact that the Anti-corruption laws of my country do not permit any
Government official to operate a Foreign Bank Account and the Government
also monitors our Local Bank Accounts.

Therefore, we need a foreigner who could prove him/herself trustworthy, so
that we pay this money into his/her personal or company Bank Account, in the
alternative we can arrange and package the money in cash for him/her to
receive it at his/her reach and safe keep it on our behalf until we will
have chance to come for collection of our own share. And to let this
proposal succeed, we promise and agree to share the money with the person
whoever accepted to help us out on a percentage of 80/20 basis.
Please note that on your reply positive to this proposal, I will forward
proof of myself in fullness, including all other legal/Administrative
validity documents to you for security reasons, hence I would not the images
of the both of us to be tarnished at all.
Do not hesitate to get back to me in my alternative email address
(godwinndanusa@yahoo.com)

Thanks

Ndanusa Godwin Ogwu

Yours Hopefully


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