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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: "Mr. Paul Chima" <adb23@aadb.org> (may be fake)
Reply-To: paulchima@terramail.com.sv
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2006 22:18:19 +0100
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL

Confidential and Urgent From Mr. Paul Chima:
Dear Sir/Madam,
URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL
Email: paulchima@terramail.com.sv


Firstly I must solicit your confidence in this transaction, this
is by virtue of the nature as being utterly confidential.Hence i
have decided to contact you due to the urgency of this
transaction. I am Paul Chima from the African Development Bank Senegal,On
June 6, 1999, an American Oil contractor, Mr. Charles Ball made a
fixed deposit for twelve months,valued at €5,500,000.00 Euros
Five million, Five hundred thousand Euros)in my branch upon maturity.
We sent a routine notification to hisforwarding address but got no reply.
A month after, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from
his contract employers,the Petroleum Corporation that
Mr.Charles Ball died in the plane crash On October 31, 1999,
(an Egyptair Boeing 767 Flight 990)with other passengers on board.

Upon this discovery, I seek your permission to have you stand
as next of kin to the deceased so that the funds Five million,
Five hundred thousand Euros) can be released and paid into your
account as the next of kin otherwise the fund will be returned to
the treasury as unclaimed funds which will subsequently be
reverted to the ownership of the Senegal government and will be
donated to the trust fund for arms and ammunition to further
enhance the course of war in the World.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner
to stand as the next of kin to Mr. Charles Ball so that the fruit
of this man's labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt
Government officials. Please acknowledge receipt of this message
in acceptance of our mutual business endeavour by furnishing me
with the following;

1. Your full Names
2. Your complete mailing address
3. Your private Telephone and fax numbers
4. Your private email address

The paperwork for this transaction will be done by the attorney
and my position as the branch manager guarantees the successful
execution of this transaction.Upon your response, I shall provide
you with more details and relevant documents that will help you
understand the transaction.
I advice that a healthy degree of caution be exercised before
conclusions are reached by your goodself. If this proposal is
acceptable by you, do not take undue advantage of the trust I
have bestowed on you.
I will appreciate your sincere response.

Warm regards,
Mr. Paul Chima


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