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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: "Hon. Charles R. Bright" <cbright@rep-liberia.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 17:09:58 +0000
Subject: Information

   Federal Republic of Liberia

From the desk of:
HON. CHARLES R. BRIGHT
MINISTER OF FINANCE (LIBERIA).

DEAR SIR/MA,

              ASSISTANCE IN RETRIEVING MISSING FUNDS AND 
                  SMUGGLED DIAMONDS FROM LIBERIAN MINES.

Dear Sir/Ma,

My name is HON. CHARLES H. BRIGHT  (RT) former
Liberian Minister of Finance During the Charles Taylor Regime. Few years back, i was involved in a deal which involed the former Liberian President "Charles
Taylor". Who is now on exile.

I had a deal with the Liberian President, which
involved a huge sum of diamonds worth over $70
Million USD.

right now, i am need of great assistance in retrieving this items from his safe deposite box in UK. I need someone that could help me get the below listed
items from a security company back in UK where they where stashed by the former Liberian President.

Due to the strong powers of the international community, we have not been able to secure the release of these item by our self. that is why we need someone that can get them for us.  i can also guarantee you that this deal is 100% risk free.

These includes:

1. Few years back the International Monetary Fund
(IMF) declared that in 2003 the Central Bank of Liberia
(CBL) failed to account for a $1.5 million decline in the foreign exchange reserve of Liberia.The foreign exchange reserve declined in 2003 from
$1.8 million to $300,000. which was the handy work of the former Liberian President Charles Taylor.
You can visit the below url for more information on
the CBL foreign excahnge. also all relevant documents are also on the website including proper documentation of the transactions.

http://www.theperspective.org/2004/apri/exchangereservemissing.html

2. Diamond worth over $75M USD which where also
smuggled from the Liberian Mines through the boaders of sierria leon and placed in personal safe-deposite box in UK.  now i am in possesion of the documents that can be used to obtain them from the security company.

These items are worth millions of dollars and have
been kept there for over 3 years. I currently need someone that can help me retrieve this items and i promise to compensate who so ever is willing to assist me with 30% of what it is worth. You can please reach me or my secretary through the below email addresses.


You can reach me through my email address:
CBRIGHT@REP-LIBERIA.COM
MARTHINS_OLIVER@REP-LIBERIA.COM

PLEASE DO NOTE THAT THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE HANDLED WITH URGENT CONFIDENTIALITY, DUE TO THE AMOUNT AND THINGS INVOLVED.

Yours faithfully,


HON. CHARLES R. BRIGHT.

Minister of finance
(republic of liberia)

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