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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: =?iso-8859-1?q?walta=20kamaila?= <kamawalta@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: waltaturey@rediffmail.com
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 10:27:36 +0530 (IST)
Subject: Urgent Sir,


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: kamawalta@yahoo.co.in

Dear Sir,


With the information obtained about your personal data, I cash-in with the hope of a mutual relationship with you in the near future. My Name is Dr. Walta Leonard I am the Personal Assistants to First Lady Late Chief & Mrs. Stella Obasanjo,wife of the president of Nigeria who die on saturday 22nd of OCT 2005 last Year .


We have unanimously resolved to confide in you for the claiming of the total sum valued $24,000,000 from the central bank of Nigeria But before her death i have final transfer this funds to Security company In Accra Ghana. where it will be for a safe keeping to avoid any trace because of the Anti-Corruption Task Force and EFCC set up in Nigeria.


This found was accrued to us through the Federal Government of Nigeria (F.G.N) as a ressuit of over invoiced contract in this sector and which is unaccounted for and there has been no trace of said surplus fund. I have concluded arrangment in the guise that the fund belongs to a foreign sub-contractor from your country,as a turn-up contract from the development of the RAW MATERIAL RESEARCH and DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL(RMRDC) contracts. As soon as you declare your capability and acceptance to claim said fund from Africa Accra Ghana. We shall process the payment in your name to enable you receive it in cash of which the country and every other useful information will be disclosed to you in due come. please we like to have your phone/fax number and full address. We shall discuss percentages of interest as soon as we hear from you.pls send your mail at my private Email id Thanks for your

anticipated co-operation and be guilded accordingly. Cordier


Regards,


Dr. Walta Leonard

- walta kamaila


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