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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: "Elizabeth Remirez" <elizabeth_remirez3@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: elizabeth_remirez@boxbg.com
Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2005 15:00:30 +0000
Subject: GREETINGS FROM SISTER ELIZABETH

Hello My Dear,

Please forgive my indignation if this message comes to you as a surprise I
got your contact from a database found in internet while searching for a
reliable and honest person that will assist us receive a fund into an
account.I was divinely inspired to pick your name among other names found in
the Internet database. After series of prayers and fasting for Gods
direction.


I am Mrs.Elizabeth Antonio Remirez a citizen of Colombia undergoing
currently medical treatment. I am married to Dr. Antonio Remirez who worked
with the Malaysia Embassy in South Africa for nine years before he died in
the year2000. We were married for eleven years without a child.He died after
a brief illness that lasted for only four days. Before his death we were
both born again Christians. Since his death I decided not to re-marry or get
a child outside my matrimonial home which the Bible is against.

When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $15 Million (Fifteen
million U.S.Dollars) with a finance/security company in EUROPE.The money is
inside one trunk box, but nobody knew that the box contained money apart
from me and my late husband, the box was deposited as Photographic
Materials. Presently, this money is still with the Security Company.

Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not live for the next three months
due to my cancer problem. Though what disturbs me most is my disability to
move around which is a partial paralysis. Having known my condition I
decided to donate this fund to a church or a mosque or better still a
Christian or a Moslem individual that will utilize this money the way I am
going to instruct herein. I want a church or Mosque or the individual
beneficiary that will inherit this to use it for churches or Mosque
orphanages and widows propagating the word of God and to ensure that the
house of God is beautified.

They said blessed is the hand that giveth. I took this decision because I do
not have any child that will inherit this money and my husband's relatives
are not Christians and I don't want my husband's hard earned money to be
mis-used by unbelievers. I do not want a situation where this money will be
used in an ungodly manner,hence the reason for taking this bold decision. I
am not afraid of death because I know where I am going. I know that I am
going to be in the bossom of my Saviour.

If you feel you are worthy enough to make yourself available in this
project, let me know immediately you read my mail. GOD will surely provide
for you the power and strenght to accomplish this. All things work together
for good for those who love GOD. Waiting for your urgent response. I do not
need any telephone conversation in this regard because of my health,and
because of the presence of my husband?s relatives who are always around me.
I do not want them to know about this development.

Thank you and God bless.


Yours sincerely,

Mrs.Elizabeth Antonio Remirez


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