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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: princekoffi202@tsamail.co.za
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 09:03:19 +0200
Subject: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!FROM MR. PRINCE KOFFI (FUND TRANSFER) !!!!!!!!!!!!!

FROM MR. PRINCE KOFFI
MOBILE : +27-83-9421-052


ATTN: THE PRESIDENT

DEAR:SIR & MADAM

Good day! My name is MR.PRINCE KOFFI the elder son of SIR JOHN KOFFI of Zimbabwe.
This might be surprise to you where I got your contact address, from South Africa chamber
of commerce and industry in Johannesburg.

During the current war against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the support of our PRESIDENT
ROBERT MUGABE to claim all the white owned farms in our country, so he ordered all the white
owned farmers to surrender all their farms to his party members and his followers. And my
father is one of the best farmers in our country because he did not support his idea and his
supporters invaded my father’s farm and burnt everything in the farm and killed my father and
confiscated all his investment.

After the death of my father, me and my mother and my younger brother decided to move out of
Zimbabwe because our lives is still in danger with the money my father kept in his hidden
safe in my mothers house. The amount contained in the safe is U.S.$18,700,000.00 (Eighteen
million seven hundred thousand united states dollars) and we decided to move through diplomatic
means to the republic of South Africa where we deposited the money to a security company and we
were forced to seek political asylum as a refugee. So I decided to contact an overseas investor
whom will assist us to transfer the money out of South Africa.

Because we are asylum seeker here in south Africa, which deprive us not to operate an account with
any bank here in south Africa, neither to invest. If you consider this proposal we have agreed to
offer you 20% of the total sum for helping us transfer this money to your nominated bank account
anywhere in the world, We have map out 10% for any expenses it will cause during the process of
this transaction, while 80% will be for my family to invest in your country. Now, I want you to
furnish me with your banking details and your personal phone and fax number for easy communication.
You can contact me with the above telephone number.

Kindly destroy this letter even if you are not willing to assist us.
NOTE: this transaction is 100% risk free and absolutely confidential.

Your urgent response will be highly appreciated.

Thanks and God bless.
Sincerely yours,

PLEASE YOU CAN READ ABOUT PROBLEMS IN ZIMBABWE FROM
THE LINKS BELOW.
http://www.1freespace.com/beetee/nov19_2001.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/918781.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/715001.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1063785.stm
http://www.gta.gov.zw/land%20issues/LAND.htm

MR. PRINCE KOFFI




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