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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: "Jewel Taylor" <jewel_tylor@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 12:52:31 +0000
Subject: REQUEST FOR BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP

FROM THE DESK OF: JOEL TAYLOR
Director General, Fed. Min. Finance
Lagos, Nigeria.

Dear Sir,

REQUEST FOR BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP

I got your contact as a result of my discreet search for a reputable foreign
business partner in your country. I am interested in doing business with
you. I am Mr.JOEL TAYLOR, Director General, Federal Ministry of Finance,
Lagos and I hope to retire very soon into private business with you as my
foreign partner.

I am prepared to go into partnership agreement with you but I will need your
assistance in securing on my behalf the sum of
US$28.650 Million (Twenty eight million six hundred and fifty
thousand U.S Dollars only), being over invoiced Federal
Government of Nigeria, ECO Bank Assisted Rural
Electrification Projects contract proceeds now ready for
payment by the present administration in this year budget.

Since I am still in active Government service, it is not possible to secure
the fund in my name for obvious reasons. I shall process necessary
documents/invoices and file payment application for the fund to be released
to you for our joint business ventures. I consider this a once in a lifetime
opportunity to get the needed capital for my future after retirement Please,
treat this offer with top secrecy because we need to conclude this deal with
absolute confidentiality.

To demonstrate my willingness to conclude this deal with you, I
am prepared to offer you a good negotiable percentage (30%) of
the money to be secured by you and another negotiable percentage (10%) from
our joint ventures.

Be assured that this transaction is to our mutual benefit and will not
affect you in anyway presently or in future. With your full co-operation, we
can conclude this transaction within the next 14 working days upon the
receipt of good bank account details from you.

Let me know immediately your response to this proposal so that we can
arrange meetings and enter into possible agreements.


Yours faithfully,

MR.JOEL TAYLOR



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