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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: evans@box.az
Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 00:44:53 -0800
Subject: PARTNERSHIP

Engineer Evans Ndlove
Ministry of public Works South-Africa.
Tel:27-835092923
Fax:27-11-5076986
Private Email: evans@box.az

Attn: THE PRESIDENT/MANAGING DIRECTOR

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Engineer Evans Ndlove, a Director of the Contracts Award and Review Department with the Ministry of public Works South-Africa. I am contacting you on the business involving the transfer of US$32m (Thirty Two Million United States Dollars only) into a safe foreign account and the need is very urgent. I hereby write to solicit for the transfer of this funds into your bank account as the beneficiary.

SOURSE OF FUNDS:
The funds was generated from normal commercial activities here in South Africa. Through a contract that was awarded in favor of a construction company (Balfour Beatty Construction Ltd). The contract was for a 13.7km expressway of new road constructed between Johannesburg and Cape Town. The contract was over invoiced to the tune of $32m. I hereby write for your assistance and partnership by providing a convenient bank account were the
funds can be transferred in your names/company as the beneficiary becuase as a civil servant here in South Africa I am not permitted to own a foreign accounts due to civil service code of conduct in South Africa. However my present financial resources as a civil servant will not be sufficient for me to handle the transfer alone successfully without financial assistance from a reliable foreign partner abroad like you.

YOUR ROLE:
All I need from you is to STAND AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THE SAID FUNDS AND PROVIDE A CONVENIENT BANK ACCOUNT FOR THE TRANSFER of the above quoted sum which has already been deposited in a suspense bank account with the Reserve Bank of South Africa where the final crediting is expected to be carried out . Meanwhile we shall secure various legaldocumentation that will back up our claims i your name/company and the apex bank will transfer the funds into your bank account as the approved beneficiary.

As soon as I receive your rersponse indicating your willingness to workout this transaction with me, I would email you with all the necessary modalities and disbursement ratio to suite both parties without any conflict.

However, if this proposal is acceptable by you, endeavor to reach me immediately confirming your acceptance.

Your early response will be much appreciated.

Best regards,

Engineer Evans Ndlove


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