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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: "Dr.Ibrahim Mohammed" <ibrahimmohammed_1@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: ibrahimmohammed_20@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 20:01:23 +0100
Subject: COMPLIMENT OF THE SEASON

Dear ,
I guess this letter may come to you as surprise since i had no previous correspondence with you. I am Dr.Ibrahim Mohammed, chairman tender board of the independent national electoral commission (INEC). I got your contact in my search for a reliable person handle a very confidential transaction involving the transfer of the sum of $15,500.000 Dollars (Fifteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) the above fund is not connected with arms, drugs or money laundering. It is the product of an over invoiced contract awarded in 2003 by (INEC) to a foreign company for the supply of electoral materials that were used for conducting the 2003 elections. The contract has long been executed and payment of the actual contract amount has been made to the foreign contractor leaving the balance of US$15.5million which my colleagues and I now want to transfer out of Nigeria into a reliable foreign account for our personal use. As civil servants we are not allowed to run foreig
n accounts. Hence we have chosen to front and support you as the beneficiary to this fund. If you are interested in the proposal kindly get back to me by sending me your letter of acceptance along with your direct telephone and fax numbers, we have decided to share the money in the following percentage, 60% for us 30% for you the account owner and 10% for all local and international expenses that may arise in the course of this transaction. Further details about this transaction will be discussed in subsequent correspondence. Note also that the particular nature of your business is irrelevant to this transaction and this transaction is expected to be concluded within 10 working days since all local contacts and arrangements are in place for a smooth and successful conclusion ofthis transaction. Contact me via email with your contact telephone and fax numbers, so that I can call you for a discussion.
Thank you as I await your response.
Sincerely,
Dr.Ibrahim Mohammed



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