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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: "ALEX ulu" <alex_101076@msn.com>
Reply-To: alexulu@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2005 11:26:31 +0000
Subject: Message From My Mother.

from mr.Alex ulu.
telephone +

greetings,

my name is Alex ulu, the elder son of mr.john. ulu of zimbabwe. this might
be a surprise to you about where I got your contact address. I got your
address from the South African Chamber of Commerce in Johannesburg, South
Africa.

During the current war against the farmers in Zimbabwe
from the supports of our President Robert Mugabe to
claim all the white-owned farms to his party members
and his followers, he ordered all white farmers to
surrender all farms to his party members and his
followers.

My father is One of the best farmers in our country
and because he did not support Mugabes ideas,Mugabes
supports invaded my fathers farm and burnt everything
in the farm,killing my father and made away with a lot
of items in my fathers farm.

Before his death, my father had deposited with of the
Security Company in Johannesburg, South Africa the sum
of US$25,5 MILLION (TWENTY FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDERD
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS). After the death of my
father, we decided to move to the Republic of South
Africa where he had deposited the money in the
Security Company as valuables.

So I decided to contact overseas firm or a private Individual that will
assist me to move this money out of South Africa because as asylum seekers
we are not allowed to operate any Bank Account within South Africa.We have
agreed to offer you 25% of the total sum for your assistance, while 75% will
be for me and my family to invest in your country.

You can reach my Mother on this number but please not that she does not
speak much of English.

Thanks and God bless.

Best Regards

Mr. Alex Ulu.


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