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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: princesse33@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 17:35:09 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?A=20CRY=20FOR=20HELP?=

Your Attention:

Good day and Compliments,
I am writing this letter in confidence believing that, if it is the wish
of God for you to help me and my family that God almighty will bless and
reward you abundantly through me. My family and I are true Christians and
worship God truthfully. I got your contact through internet during my research
on someone who could help us.

I am a female student from University of Lagos, Nigeria and I am 22years
old. I would like to build up a solid foundation and relationship with you
in time coming, if you can be able to help me in this very crucial and confidential
life saving transaction. Well, my father died earlier two months ago and
left my mother and I and my junior brother behind. He was a King, of our
Town before his death. As a King's daughter, I am a Princess. Me and my
brother are the only people who can take care of his wealth now because
my mother is not literate enough to know all my father's wealth he left
behind.

He left up to US$27,000, 000.00 (TWENTY SEVEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS)
in sealed consignments with a security company, and I don't know how and
what I will do to invest this money somewhere in abroad. This is because
my father's kindred wants to take over what belongs to my father and my
family, and they are planning to do so without my consent and without my
mother's consent. They said I cannot inherit my fahter's wealth because
I am a female and females has no partaking in a King's throne and left behind
wealth. Since then, I took it upon myself to find a suitable hand abroad
who can save me, my brother and my mother from this predicament.

That is why I felt happy when I saw your contact which I strongly believe
that by the grace of God, you will help me secure and invest this money
abroad. I hereby need your help in bringing the box (sealed consignments)
contaning the money out from the security company. Based on your reply I
will furnish you with more details on how we can proceed. I will want you
to please know from the onset that the security company does not know the
content of the consignments as it was deposited by my father as "family
goods" and I will want you to keep this secret for me till the consignments
are claimed to avoid theft.

I am ready to pay 10% of the total amount to you if you help us in securing
this money and another 10% interest of Annual Income to you, for handling
this business for us, which you will strongly have absolute control over.
If you can handle this project sincerely and also willing to assist me in
lifting this fund, kindly reach me as soon as possible so we can take the
next step towards actualizing this transaction as quickly as possible.

Please, note that this transaction is 100% risk free and very legal and
I am the ONLY one in possesion of the Certificate of Deposit which my late
father the King used in depositing the consignment in the Security Company.
I look forward to hearing from you soonest.

Yours sincerely,
Princess



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