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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: "lstcastillo9@yahoo.com.ar " <lstcastillo2@terra.com.mx>
Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 18:38:36 -0700
Subject: please send me a brief memo

My Dear,
Warm Greetings!

Forgive my indignation if this message comes to you as a surprise and may
offend your personality for contacting you without your prior consent and
writing through this channel.I got your contact from a proffesional database
found in internet while searching for a reliable and honest person that
will be an annointed steward in a vision very dear to me.

I am Mrs.Luz Stella Castillo Taborda. person from Colombia undergoing medical
treatment. I am married to Dr. Castillo Tarboda who was a gun runner supplying
arms and ammunition to warring factions in Africa before he died in the
year 2002.We were married for eleven years without a child.He died after
a brief illness that lasted for only four days.
Since his death I decided not to re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial
home .When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of$37.6Million
(Thirty seven Million, six hundred thousand U.S.Dollars) with a Deposit
company.Presently,this money is still with the Deposit Company. Recently,my
doctor told me that I would not last for the next three months due to cancer
problem. Though what isturbs me most is my partial paralysis. Having known
my condition I decided to donate this fund to an organisation or individual
that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct here in. I want
an organisation
or individual that will use this to fund, women and youth groups, victims
of war, environmental protection,charities,orphanages and widows . It
is said that blessed is the hand that giveth. I took this decision because
I don't have any child that will inherit this money and as a part of restitution
for the attrocities of my husband which I tacitly supported. I don't want
a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly manner,hence the
reason for taking this bold decision. I am not afraid of death hence I know
where I am going.I know that I am going to be in the bossom.

If you consider yourself adequately equipped morally and spiritually for
this mission, please send me a brief memo of how you intend to use the
funds.


Thank you and God bless.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs.Luz Stella Castillo Taborda

Please reply to this email : lstcastillo9@yahoo.com.ar




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