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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: "Mohammed Yusuf" <mohayusuf1@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 22:07:25 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY ASAP.

Please send your reply to my private email address: mohayusuf44@yahoo.co.in

Greetings,

Please permit me to contact you through this medium. I am Mohammed Yusuf,
and I reside in Angola I am the son of Mr. Abdulwahad Ahmed who was
arrested for some offence by our government in Angola, I am here in Dubai
UAE, soliciting help from foriegn individuals who can assist me in a very
tedious project which in turn would be very promising worth valuable
estates. My Father Mr. Abdulwahad Ahmed, was arrested and charged to court
for a multibillion dollar arms deal fraud which was politically motivated by
his enemies as my father was the former chairman of parliament in Angola
and the former chief whip of the ruling political party and accented to
plead guilty in exchange for his acquittal on corruption charges but was
later convicted on trumped-up charges.

This led to his bank accounts in Angola and abroad being frozen.
Now, things are really bad for me and my family as I am the first born of my
parents,Based on this we cannot even feed not to talk of taking care of our
medicals when a family member falls ill. This is why I am here in Dubai Due
to the fact that my father is still being monitored, he has advised by him
to source for a credible and trustworthy partner abroad who will help in
managing and investing some funds he secretly deposited in a security firm
for safe keeping some years ago. The amount is Twenty two million five
hundred thousand United States Dollars contained in sealed boxes.

He deposited these boxes with a safe security company in Dubai UAE (United
Arab Emirate) for safekeeping as family treasures and African artifacts to
prevent the officials of the company from raising eyebrow. I wish and
believe you will be in a position to assist in managing this large sum for a
profitable venture and also to help create a safe heaven for me and my
family by making a residential arrangement for us in your country. I have
all documents relating to my claim if you wish to confirm.


I will oblige you with more information as soon as I receive your
response. Let me assure you that this transaction is 100% risk free. From
your discussion with me , we would come to an agreement that you get a
reasonable percentage of the money for your assistance, which will be
negotiated and agreed on by both sides. I will need from you a mutual
understanding and then we shall make plans of how the funds would be secured
into an account in your name. Moreover, you will arrange and travel
immediately to meet with the security company for the clearing of the
consignment.

Thanks and God bless you for your understanding. Please do not forget to
email me your private telephone number so that I can give you a call to
discuss this matter if you are interested in this offer.

Best regards.

Mr. .Mohammed Yusuf.

Please send your reply to my private email address: mohayusuf44@yahoo.co.in

URGENT REPLY ASAP.


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