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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: lewisbenson@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 07:16:46 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?From=3A=20Lewis=20Benson=20=20=20=20=20?=

From: Lewis Benson
Monrovia, Liberia
Private email:lewis_benson022@excite.com

Dear Friend,

This letter might come to you as a surprise since we have not had any previous
correspondence non met befor. This is as a result of the helpless situation
I found myself into. I got your contact during my search for a reliable,
capable and trustworthy person that can assist me in this darkest moment
of my life.

I am a native of Liberia and I lost my father, mother and two sisters with
our family house during this recent war raging in Liberia. I am alive writing
you now from GHANA [Accra] where I and other lucky victims who escaped alive
from the rebel attack are like refugees. No house, no good food, no good
job and I just getting assistance from well meaning individuals and a couple
of Ghanan who came back from Liberia too.

Before my father's sudden death, he deposited a conssignment labelled as
GOLD & DIAMOND but consealed in it is the sum of US$27,000,000.00 (Twenty
Seven Million US Dollars) in cash with a Private security vault here in
Africa being Ghana b/4 it was later move to affrilated security company
in abroad because of security purpose, which he intended to use for Politics.
While my father was alive he explained to me that he had such fund and had
to keep it in a security company due to the unstable polity in Liberia
and considering that he is a politician, he would not want the Government
to seize the money if deposited into the bank in Liberia. Now that he is
late and am the only surviving son, I am writing you to assist me receive
this money in your country, invest it in a profitable business and help
relocate me to join you immediately. As a result of insecurity of life and
property here, I do not want to stay in Africa any longer. You have my permission/authority
to have/collect 30% of the funds on receiving it, for your timely assistance
and 10% will be for the expence.

Please indicate your readiness to assist me immediately so that all the
information about this funds will be passed to you immediately. Send to
me immediately the following information:
1. Your full legal names including contact address
2. Your mobile telephone and fax numbers for easy communication
3. Date of birth, sex and marital status for documentation purposes.

As soon as I receive your reply mail I shall give you further details on
how and where to receive the fund on my behalf. The legal documents will
also be sent to you immediately and I shall pass instructions to the security
company director to contact you for the delivery of the funds to you.

With the help of symapatizer I am alive which is very important for me at
this stage to enable me transact this important business for which I am
contacting you. Please reply me immediately as you receive this mail via
my Private E-mail: lewis_benson022@excite.com

Your friend in need,
Lewis Benson.
Private email:lewis_benson022@excite.com



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