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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: "dave kwuom" <davekwuom@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: david_kwuom1@latinmail.com
Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2005 18:10:03 +0000
Subject: From david kwuom nmeme

>From david kwuom nmeme
Abidjan Republic of Cote D'Ivoire.West Africa
TEL 00225-07-26-06-86

Dear,

I am writting you this letter with due respect andheart full of tears I need
your help, I got your name and contact from a trust-worthy person who
assured me of your integrity and that you will
help me to transfer this money

I am MR DAVID KWUOME NMEME, the only Son of late Mr and Mrs NMEME. My father
was a very Rich and wealthy Gold Trader in Monrovia the Capital
of Liberia in West Africa ,

I want to let you know that my father was poisoned by his business
associates while my mother died when i am little and my father took me so
special because I am his only son. before the death
of my father on 13t August 2005 in a hospital here in cote d'ivoire, he
secretly told me that he has the sum of (USD $7 MILLION U.S DOLLARS ) which
he deposited in a bank here in Cote D'ivoire. he made this money from the
sales of Gold,

He also told me that it was because of this money he was poisoned by his
business patners while on a business trip with them and he instructed me to
look for a foreign partner who will help me
transfer this money out of republic of Cote Divoire and invest it for me, my
purpose of contacting you is for you to help transfer this money to your
country before this people who kill my father will kill me ,

this people who kill my father are after my life and they want to kill me
and collect the this money from me , that is why I'm now hiding my self
here in republic of Cote Divoire so that they will
not see me, please i need your urgent help, Tell me how much percentage
you will take in the total money of the $7, Million Dolars to help me in
transfering this money to your account. but you have to assure me that you
will help me
fully to transfer the money to your account , l hope you will not betray
the trust i have on you because this money is my only hope in this life ,and
moreover you will also help me to come over to your country were i
will settel down for my life and invest this money for me.
i can assure you there is No Risk involve the money is an inheritance from
my late father,

I am waiting to hear from you,

MR DAVID KWUOME NMEME
TEL 00225-07-26-06-86


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