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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: James Oba <ystanley18@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2017 08:21:56 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Next of Kin


Dear friend

I want to crave your indulgence on this information and hope you will give your cooperation to facilitate the execution.

I am Barr.James Oba, attorney at law and personal lawyer to a late expatriate. He died intestate in the restive Northern region of Nigeria during an attack by the Islamist religious sect Boko Haram.

I will appreciate if you go through this sites and see the happening in that region:
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2013/03/20133915595276511.html
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/02/17/world/africa/nigeria-kidnappings/
http://www.cfr.org/world/boko-haram/p25739?cid=ppc-Google-boko_haram-122711&gclid v6t7XLlbgCFYTItAod3mUA4g
http://premiumtimesng.com/news/138145-corpses-litter-maiduguri-as-boko-haram-soldiers-kill-29-in-two-days.html

My client was unlucky to have lost his life in one of such attack.He has ($5.5 million)Five million,Five hundred thousand dollars debts owed him by the Federal Government now approved for disbursement.This amount emanated from his contractual debts owed him by the Oil servicing company.Since he left no next of kin to the best of my knowledge, the paying ministry and bank have instructed for his deposited funds to be processed and paid to proxy next of kin.

I am seeking your urgent reply to this important information so that I can file your name as the next of kin for the money to be turned over in your favour.The government has given order to the holding bank to urgently release the money valued five million,five hundred thousand dollars to the next of kin.

I have made several enquirers to locate any of my clients immediate relatives and this has proved unsuccessful.

We shall share the money, 65% to me and 30% to you and 5% for contingencies and expenses during the course of the transfer.We shall secure all necessary legal documents that will be used to back the claim from the high court here.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

As soon as you avail your consent and reply back, I will give you more information .

Furthermore, I will be glad to speak with you, so please email to me:

1. Your names.
2. Your telephone number.
3. Your full address
4. Your date of birth and Occupation.

Please give this information utmost priority.
Sincerely Yours,
Barr.James Oba

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