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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: Abbey Juma <abjuma1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: abbey_juma2@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 19:29:20 +0100
Subject: GREETINGS FROM ABBEY JUMA


*GREETINGS FROM ABBEY JUMA*
**
**
*Good day to you.*
**
*I am Abbey Juma the director in charge of Auditing and Accounting section
of Bank of Africa Benin in West Africa,and also a special account officer of
Mr. Hillary Roger MELKI, a Lebanese.He was a Seasoned Contractor with Benin
Cement Company in Benin Republic., who unfortunately died in the plane crash
of Union Transport Africaines Flight Boeing 727 in Cotonou, Benin republic
on the december 26,2003.*
**
*You will read more stories about the crash on visiting this website: **
www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/*<http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/>
*
Before his death on the 26th December 2003, Mr.Hillary has a fixed deposit
account with the bank and no other person knows about this account or any
thing concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary and my
investigation proved to me that his supposed next of kin died along with him
in the crash. Since then I have made several enquiries to locate any of my
clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these
several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you. I contacted you to
assist in repatriating the money left behind by my client before they get
confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank.*
**
*Consequently, Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for
over 5 weeks now. I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of
the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$9.6 million
can be paid to you and then you and me can share the money. 80% to me and
20% to you.I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up
any claim we may make. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable
us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. All
documents of transaction will be destroyed immediately we receive this money
leaving no trace to any place.*
**
*If this proposal is acceptable to you, kindly email your following
information to me:*
**
*a.Complete names
b.Private telephone number
c.Private fax number
d.Private email*
**
*Until you write,have a nice day and God bless. You can also contact me via
another email:abbey_juma2@yahoo.co.uk*
**
*Sincerely,Abbey Juma.*

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