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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: Veronica Ozim <lydizanyalewe@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 16:09:09 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: My advice / Get back to me.


Dear VICTIMNAME,

I'm writing in confirmation that I received your mail over my request to present you to the Company as my late client's next of kin. I have also taken into consideration, your views to my request. I want to assure you that every process concerning the fund's transfer will be done accordingly so long as we'll work towards a common goal.

The success of this claim lays in our ability to work as partners. The Company does not know any of the deceased relation and as well lack every ability in identifying the next of kin. The finance firm will always rely on my attestation on your behalf as the presenter. As a matter of fact, you may or may not be related to the deceased client. You are only to act as the next of kin while I'll make available for you, all information/documents that might be needed by the Company to declare you the beneficiary to the fund. I expect your maximum co-operation, honesty and sincerity in this transaction because as the next of kin, once the fund is approved, it is expected that the Company will transfer it at your directives.

For us to work as partners and achieve our aim, I have to first of all, present you to the Company as the beneficiary to the inheritance fund which will be followed by the formal application for the fund's transfer to you. To perfectly do this presentation, I will need your personal information so that you may appear a little bit familiar to me during the presentation exercise. Besides, the information will be useful in the amendment and rectification of the of the information in my file to suite us. The information are; your complete name, age, sex, marital status, profession private telephone and fax number, address and Nationality.

The fund is neither yours nor mine. It's only been necessitated by circumstance. Your remuneration for been involved in this transaction is 39%, 6% will be set aside to take care of all expenses that might come up during the process of the fund's transfer. I expect, you will appreciate this offer as I took many things into consideration before I offered you the percentage.

I 'm hoping to getting the information to enable me proceed to the Company and do the presentation, thereafter that I will prepare and send to you, the application that will be submitted with the Bank. You may call me through this number if you need more clarification on this matter +2289212086. Remember that you must add to the numbers, your country's international dial out code while dialling my line.

My regards,
Mrs. Lydiz.


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