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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "CHUA ERNESTO" <chua_ernesto@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 11:45:20 +0000
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE

URGENT ASSISTANCE

REPUBLIC OF PHILIPPINES
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION & COMMUNICATIONS
LAND TRANSPORTATION OFFICE
EAST AVE QUEZON CITY

FROM CHUA ERNESTO .
RE: CONTRACT AGREEMENT.

Dear Friend,

I wish to acknowledge and recognize your importance in this
business transaction which will take us only one month.

I am a member of contract awarding committee which I was the chairman.
A contract was awarded to foreign company to buy transport vehicles
for my country awarded in the year 2001, the contract was (40) Million, United State dollars but been a contract awarding committee chairman I over inflated in to the tone of (60) Million United State Dollars, the work have been completed and the company have been paid by Phillipine transportation communication and they have gone, what is left now is (20) Million, United State Dollars which was kept in one of the Finance/Security Company set up by the Republic of philippine that is in charge of paying foreign contractors.

I need your assistance to assist me conclude this golden
opportunity and to secure the fund into your possession, because being the
chairman, I cannot do it alone without the help of a foreigner who will
stand as the contractor who executed the job.
Please you should keep the business very secret and confidential to
yourself, do not tell anybody even your wife or your children till the money
gets to your account, then I will join you in your country for a meeting and
subsequent, introduce me into a profitable business where I will invest my own share of the fund.

I have set aside 100% to be shared between me and you. I being the contract awarding committee chairman, I will get 50%, you that is assisting me will get 40% then 10% will be shared between both parties for any expenses we may meet on the way during the transaction. Please keep it very secret and confidential to yourself, awaiting your urgent response for us to proceed.

God bless.

Best regards

NAME CHUA ERNESTO

 

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