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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: "abba yahaya" <abbayahaya@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: abba-yahaya@zwallet.com
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 12:50:11 +0000
Subject: Re: Your Respond

From, Engineer ABBA YAHAYA
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, (NNPC),
P.o. Box 256 wuse2 Abuja,
Nigerian




Attn: Dear Friend,

I am Engr. Abba Yahaya, The Director of the Contractors Award and Review
Department with the Nigerian national Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). I am
contacting you on this business of transferring the sum of US$23,615,000.00
(Twenty-three million, six hundred and fifteen thousand
United Stated Dollars only) into a safe foreign account and the need is very
urgent. I got your contact from the internet when i was searching for honest
person who will assist me to receive the money into his bank account and it
is with business trust that made me to contact you on this
matter. I write to solicit for the transfer of this money into your account.

This money was generated from an over invoiced contract sum in my
corporation (NNPC).
I am contacting you for your help and partnership for the following two
reasons:

1. As a civil servant, I am not permitted to own foreign accounts due to
civil service code of conduct.

2. My present financial resources as a civil servant will not be sufficient
for me to handle the transfer alone successfully without financial
assistance from a reliable foreign partner abroad. 20% of this sum would be
for you as compensation for using your Bank account in transferring this
money, 5% would be used to reimburse the expenses made by both parties
during the processing of the transferring
which include, telephone bills, traveling expenses and fees. While 75% is
for me.

Please note that I will arrange to meet with you immediately after the
successful conclusion of the
transfer, the 75% share of mine will be used for investment overseas. Your
assistance and co-operation is highly needed. I assure you that this
transaction is 100% risk free. If you are interested I will require your
banking information as mentioned below:

1. Name to be used as beneficiary
2. Your private and confidential telephone/fax number(s).
3. Your bank name and address, your bank telephone and fax
number(s).
4. Or if you are not comfortable with providing your existing account, you
can within the shortest possible time, confidentially open an entirely new
(Virgin) account for the transaction. I would prefer this arrangement. I
hope to conclude this business within the next fourteen
(14) working days. Looking forward to your anticipated and urgent positive
response via this


Awaiting your reply.

Best Regards,


Engr. Abba Yahaya.


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