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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: "Lewis Mswati" <lewismswati4@islammemo.cc>
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 13:56:20 +0300
Subject: I NEED YOUR HELP






FROM: JAMES KIIR
EMAIL:kjameskiir@aol.com
PHONE:+34 658 715 708
Dear Good Friend.
How are you today? I decided to write you because I have no other alternative since after the death of my father in the hands of the rebels. It has been very difficult for me on how to safeguard Twenty Five Million US Dollars ($25,000,000.00,) my late father left for me with Security Company in Amsterdam,Holland before his death. My late father packaged this money inside a box as family artifact and deposited the box of money with Security Company in Amsterdam,Holland. So right now I want you to act as the new beneficiary on my behalf and claim box of Twenty Five Million US Dollars. I will give you 35% of the total money.

My name is James Kiir from Sudan in East Africa. I and my mother and two little sisters are presently in Spain as an asylum seeker under Spanish Government. We fled out of my country after the rebels killed my father due to my father was an activist and was opposition to the bad government of my country. If you accept to assist me claim the box of money out from Security Company in Holland, I will give you the entire necessary documents to back you up; to enable you claim the box of money.

Once again if you accept to assist me to claim this box of money out from the Security Company in Holland, kindly reply me back with your full name and your mailing address also with your company name and phone number and cell phone number for easy communication. Note the Security Company in Holland does not know that the box contains money; therefore do not tell them when you start communicating with them. God will bless you for accepting to help my family.

Lastly if you claim the consignment and deposit the funds to checking account, we will then come over to your country to live for the rest of our life, and most importantly to invest our own share of the money in your country and for my sisters to continue their Education as soon as we conclude the business. I am waiting eagerly to hear from you for more details, God bless you and your family.

Sincerely,
James Kiir.


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