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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: "MISS MONICA ROLAND" <mis_andmonica_rol2@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 13:38:58 -0800
Subject:

Block A Room 27
UN Refugee Camp
BOMA
Accra Ghana

Dear ,
My name is Miss Monica Roland a Liberian residing now in Ghana, West Africa .My late father Dr. Anderson Roland was an American origin. Being a prominent Gold and Diamond dealer in my country Liberia. He was assassinated in cold blood early last year alongside with my mother by the rebels of (model) fighting the legitimate Government in Liberia since 1992.My late father deposited the sum of 27.6million USdollars as a family wealth in a trust company here in Accra Ghana, West Africa. This money was meant to be used to build an ultra modern medical clinic for me after I have completed my studies as qualified medical doctor but the untimely death denied me the opportunity .It is under this prejudices, now as the next of KIN and only child to make claim of the ownership of the money, the diamond and gold that i
am writing to you .
I am willing to give you 15% of the total sum.ln addition i will eqaully deduct
5%after the transaction to cover the expenses procured during the transaction.
However, there is a standing Clause that my late fate father made with SECURITY COMPANY.That should the deposit not be claimed upon his death, that his child as NEXT of KIN should be given the authority to claim the deposit accompanied by his foreign partner.
His intention I believe is to get a mature and reliable person who will see that the funds are judiciously invested with out fear of loss or mismanagement. It is against this background that I solicit your cooperation to Pose as my foreign Partner for claim and investments of the funds.
I have all the documents that back up my claims and our family lawyer has guaranteed that he will secure the Necessary Papers to enable whomsoever I will chose as my foreign partner without breach of the Law.
I am therefore awaiting a positive response from your good heart to enable us carry out this golden opportunity. Please contact me by my private email addres(mis_andmonica_rol@yahoo.com ) for
details immediately you access this mail.
Thank,
Kind regard,
Miss. Monica Roland
NB. I prefer communication through email


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