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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: "Dole Claude Seka" <doleclaudeseka@doleoffice.com> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 19:32:59 +0100
Subject: URGENT.

Sir/Madam
I send this mail to you with due respect. Claude seka is my name,am the
secretary to the Honorable Minister of finance in Ivory coast
(Abijdan),am presently here in Europe searching for an investor who is capable of
handling this transaction.
I want to confirm, if you can collect on behalf of my boss the sum of
$18,000,000 million in your country, the depositor cannot be traced for
some years now by the contract approval department of the coffee
exporting, before the war.
If you can work with us in this business, please do send your full
address and contact phone number for discussion on how to transfer the
money to your care, and also to discuss on your commission as my boss
the honourable minister due to his position is not disposed to act
publicly in matters of this nature and as such am acting on his behalf
with his absolute approval

Regards,
Claude Seka,
Secretary




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