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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: veronica_richard04@terra.com.mx
Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 12:40:31 +0200
Subject: VERY CONFIDENTIAL

MY dear,
I have just decided to send this mail to you. And I do not intend to discolse
this matter to any other person for safety reason. So I want your positive
response.
I am 31 year old Mrs. Veronica Richard. Nguessan the second wife of late
Mr. Richard Nguessan from the Takwarade province in the Republic of Ghana,
West Africa.
I am writing to seek for your confidential assistance to transfer the sum
of US $19.000.000.00 Nineteen million dollars in your name to your country,
where I wish to relocate.
My late husband was a potential Cocoa and agricultural produce merchant
based in South-Africa. He was always travelling between Pretoria and Ivory
Coast for his business. on 15th of November, 2002 a week after he came back
from Abidjan in one of his business trips, he was killed by unknown assassins.
My husband while still in the hospital, after all hope of reviving him failed,
disclosed to me about the deposited sum of USD$19,000,000.00 (Nineteen Million
United States Dollars) he made in a fixed deposit account with a commercial
bank in Abidjan-Cote d'Ivoire that the money was meant for his business
he wanted to invest in Abidjan-Cote d'Ivoire. That one of his business friend
who is a relation to his first wife knew about the deposited money and planned
for his death.
According to my husband he told me to take care of the money for the sake
of his only son and business. He instructed me to seek for a foreign business
investment partner abroad where we can relocate because of the fear of what
his business friends can do to us here . The first wife who has no child
with her families and relation have been battling to kill me and my son
as to have the money. As a result of this we cannot stay in our country
again. I have succeeded in re-locating to Abidjan and I have confirmed the
existence of the fund in the bank here in Abidjan -Cote d'Ivoire with the
deposit documents he gave to me before his death.

With utmost confidence, and because of the unstable political problem in
this country now, coupled with the election coming on in October this year
in the country, every foreigner is afraid of the insecurity in the country
so I am soliciting your assistance to send to me your bank account particulars
where this money will be transferred to as my late husband's foreign business
partner for joint investment in your business in your country, as this money
is now our only hope .
Immediately this money gets to your country, I am willing to give you 15
% as your commission for assisting me. Please kindly contact me on the above
email address immediately for more de tails.
Thank you and God bless.
Best regards,
Veronica R. Nguessan



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