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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: "NADIA JOSEPH ADAMS" <nadia@adamsjoseph.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 17:20:32 +0000
Subject: MUTUAL CONTACT

Dearest, 
 
 
It is a pleasure to introduce to you a business that will make the beginning of never-ending family relationship. 
 
I hope that this proposal will not be an inconvenience or embarrassment to you. I must not hesitate to confide in you 
this simple and sincere request business for our mutual benefit. 
 
 I am Miss. Nadia Adams Joseph the only daughter, of late Mr. Joseph Adams, a Tutsi in Republic of Rwanda. I am 20 years of 
age. My father was a prosperous coffee and tin ore merchant in Kigali, capital of the Republic of Rwanda before his untimely death. After his business trip to Abidjan - Cote d'Ivoire, to negotiate on a Coffee and tin ore business he wanted to invest in AbidjanCote d'Ivoire. 
 
A week after he came back from Abidjan, he was attacked with my mother by unknown assassins suspected to be Hutsis who believed that my father has been given financial support to Tutsi Militia Rebels. My mother died instantly but my father died after five days in a private hospital on that faithful afternoon. I didn't know that my father was going to leave me after I had lost my mother. 
 
By the grace of God, I was aided by a business partner of my father through our church pastor in Kigali to escape to Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire. But before my father gave up the ghost, it was as if he knew he was going to die. He, my father, may his soul rest in peace, disclosed to me that he deposited the sum of US$12,500,000.00 (Twelve Million, five hundred thousand United States 
Dollars Only) in cash concealed in a trunk box and deposits it with a security company in Abidjan which he declare and register it as family valuables. 
 
Because of political problems here, my late later signed an agreement that the consignment should only be released to a foreign trustee of my choice. So I want you to please assist me stand as my 
nominated foreign trustee and claim the box from the security company. That money was meant for the importation of machineries for his coffee processing plant for a company which he wanted to establish in AbidjanCote d'Ivoire. 
 
Unfortunately he did not live to achieve it before he was gunned down. 
But since I have no experience or interest in this type of business he advised me to seek a reliable and trust worthy business partner who will assist me to secure and transfer this funds abroad strictly for investment purposes and for guidance. He advised me never to live in Africa before his death. Now I am soliciting for your assistance to help me to secure and transfer this fund to your account, holding on my behalf and aid me to leave Africa. When I join you, we can then invest jointly in any meaningful lucrative business in your country because this is my only hope in life. 
 
You shall be entitled to a significant portion of the fund which will be deliberated upon your acceptance to this offer. 
 
Thanks for your kind attention and expected 
positive response and get back to me through this email: nadia@adamsjoseph.com 
 
Yours Sincerely, 
Nadia Adams J.

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