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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: "suleja adamu" <sulejaadamu00@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 14:33:03 +0200
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE

sulejaadamu00@hotmail.com
FROM PRINCE ADAMU
NO 30,VICTORIA STREET
JOHANNESBURG
SOUTH AFRICA


URGENT ASSISTANCE
DEAR: ===============

I know that this message will come to you as a surprise since we don’t know
each other before, but for purpose of introduction, (I am PRINCE ADAMU) the
Bank Manager of AMALGERMATED BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA (ABSA).There is an account
opened in this bank in 1980 and since 1990 nobody has operated on this
account again. After going through some old files in the records, discovered
that if I do not remit this money out urgently it would be forfeited for
nothing. The owner of this account is Mr. Smith B.Andreas, a foreigner, and
a miner at Kruger gold co., a geologist by profession and he died since
1990.No other person knows about this account or any thing concerning it,
the account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as
well that his company does not! know anything about this account and the
amount involved is(USD$ 85M) Eighty five million United States Dollars.

I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money cannot be
approved to a local bank here, but can only be approved to any foreign
account because the money is in us dollars and the former owner of the
account is (Mr. Smith B.Andreas) is a foreigner too. I know that this
message will come to you as a surprise as we don't know ourselves before. We
will sign an agreement, but be sure that it is real and a genuine business.
Please reply urgently so that I will inform you the next step to take
immediately. Send also your private telephone and fax number including the
full details of the account to be used for the deposit. I want us to meet
face to face or sign a binding agreement to bind us together so that you can
receive this money into a foreign account or any account of your choice
where the fund will be safe. And I will fly to! your country for withdrawal
and sharing and other investments.

I am contacting you because of the need to involve a foreigner with foreign
account and foreign beneficiary. I need your full co-operation to make this
work fine because the management is ready to approve this payment to any
foreigner, who has correct information of this account, which I will give to
you later, if you are able and willing to handle such amount in strict
confidence and trust according to my instructions and advice for our mutual
benefit because this opportunity will never come again in my life. I need
truthful person in this business because I don't want to make mistake, I
need your strong assurance and trust.

With my position now in the office I can transfer this money to any
foreigner's reliable account, which you can provide with assurance that this
money will be intact pending my physical arrival in your country for
sharing. I will destroy all documents of transacti! on immediately we
receive this money leaving no trace to any place. You can also come to
discuss with me face to face after which I will make this remittance in your
presence and two of us will fly to your country at least two
days ahead of the money going into the account.I will apply for annual leave
to get visa immediately I hear from you that you are ready to act and
receive this fund in your account. I will use my position and influence to
effect legal approvals and onward transfer of this money to your account
with appropriate clearance forms of the ministries and foreign exchange
departments. At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 25% of
the total amount, 70% will be for me, and while 5% will be for expenses both
parties might have incurred during the process of transferring.
I look forward to your earliest reply through my email,or you can call me on
the above number.

Yours Sincerely
PRINCE ADAMU

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