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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: mrsaminv@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 00:51:27 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?CAN=20YOU=20ASSIST=20ME=3F=3F=3F=3F=3F=3F=3F=3F=3F?=

Mrs Amina Nuhan vaye
E-mail: mrsaminv@yahoo.co.in
%BARRISTER MARK EZE
barrmarkeze@yahoo.co.in



Attention :Sir/Madam



Kindly accept my apology for sending unsolicited mail to you.I
believeyou are a highly respected personality, considering the fact that
I sourced your profile from a human resource profile database on your country.


Though, I do not know to what extent you are familiar with events and fragile
political situation in Liberia but it has formed consistent headlines in
the CNN,
BBC news bulletins.

My name is MRS. AMINA NUHAN VAYE from Liberia, a Country in WestAfrica.My
Husband is Issac Nuhan Vaye, Deputy Minister of Public Works,Liberia.



My Husband was falsely accused of plotting to remove the
thenPRESIDENTOF LIBERIA (CHARLES TAYLOR) from office. Without trial, Charles
Taylor killed him.You can verify this from yourcountry. You can also check
in some ofthe international newspapers postedin the web sites below:


(i) http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2003-07-15-liberia_x.htm
(ii) http://www.unwire.org/UNWire/20030716/449_6621.asp


Before my husband was killed, he moved out the sum of $21.5 million through
a diplomatic means, and deposited it with a Security Company Abroad.

All that is needed is for my lawyer to instruct the company totransfer the
funds to your account, I will renumerate you with 20% at theend, but most
of all is that I solicit your trust in this transaction.I have been confined
only to our country home and all my calls are monitored, So I will advise
you contact my private Attorney on his contact stated above for onward
proceedings.



%BARRISTER MARK EZE
barrmarkeze@yahoo.co.in


You will kindly aid me to invest the money in your country kindly include
your private telephone and fax numbers where you can always be reached,your
residential or company address to enable him send detail information/documents
to you.


Best Regards
Mrs Amina Nuhan vaye



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