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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: michel abaeze <lawyerabaeze1@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2005 02:33:49 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Be a next Of Kin :



From: Barr. Michel Abaeze
157 qeens street Lome,Togo
Alternative:email: lawyerabaeze2@yahoo.com

Dear Beloved,

I am barrister Michel Abaeze, a solicitor and attorney at law. I am the personal attorney to Mr. Fredrick Paap
, a national of your country, who used to work with shell development company here in Togo.
On the 21st of April 2000 my client, his wife and their three children were involved in a car accident along Sagbama express road in which all occupants of the car died. Before his death , he deposited the sum of US$10.5million dollars in a local Bank here in Togo for himself, with the hope of transferring it to his country as
soon as he is on leave.

Since his death I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of his extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before
they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the local Bank where this huge Deposit were lodged.

Presently, the local Bank where the deceased has an account valued US$10.5million united states dollars has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin of my late client or have the account confiscated within the next ten official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 3 years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this account valued at 10.5million united
states dollars can be paid to you and then you and me can share the money 50% to me and 50% to you.

I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law, therefore indicate your interest and
willingness over this business by furnishing me with your personal contact telephone and fax numbers, indicate your age, occupation, your country of origin, and your full name, all this information will be needed to arrange a text of the application you are
to submit to the bank directly as the next of kin, so that the bank will arrange for the money transfer into your account undelayed.

Please get in touch with me by my email to enable us discuss further, and please note that it is very important you detail your personal contact tel/fax lines for prompt contact all the time.

Best regards,
Barrister Michal Abaeze





































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