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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: "hilda williams" <hildawilliams@roaring.biz>
Reply-To: <hildawilliams2@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 04:11:44 -0700
Subject: Goodday my friend

Goodday my friend

l am Hilda Williams the widow of the late engineer FUNSHO WILLIAMS the director general of NIGERIAN MARITIME AUTHORITY (NMA).

l know this proposal will come to you as a surprise because we have not met before either physically or through correspondence. I got your contact from our chamber of commerce here in Nigeria and have no doubt
in your ability to handle this proposal involving huge sum of money.
My late husband engineer funsho williams was a man of honour and integrity but his life was cut short by his political party members because he notified them of his interest to contest for the gubernitorial seat in LAGOS STATE OF NIGERIA.You may have headr of political killings in Nigeria but the one that involves my husband was the most gruesome because the blood thirsty tied him up before they stabbed him to death.

The Nigerian police force has done all they can in order to bring the culprit to book by arresting all the contestant in the PEOPLE DEMOCRATICAL PARTY (PDP) but they have not been able to unearth the killers after two months.Rightnow the PRESIDENT CHIEF OLUSEGUN OBASANJO and the VICE PRESIDENT ALHAJI ATIKU ABUBAKAR are now at each other's neck which is not healthy for the nation.

I know that you may have been recieving several mails like this but you will have to differenciate the truth from the hoax by viewing this website.

http://nm.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=8285&z=4

I am a foreigner so my only alternative rightnow is to live the country for good before i will be a victim also on this effect is the reason why i need your assistance so that things will go on well with me and my childrenI know that you will be wondering why i contacted you if this is what i have to tell you, but this is not all i have to say, my late husband made a lot of money when he was in the NMA and part of the money was set aside for the finance of his political ambition but now that he is dead i want you to help me in transfering the money to your country before this evil people in GOVERNMENT confiscate the fund.
The total amount of the fund is twelve million dollar $12,000,000 in a strong voult in the UNION BANK OF NIGERIA

I promise to give you 20% of the total funds transferred to your preferred bank account as compensation for your assistance.Five percent (5%) has been set aside to take care of all expenses we may incure
during the transaction.Contact me urgently and confidentially for more information and the roles you will play in this project,
All the legal Documents concerning this Money will be sent to you as soon as we agreed
together.

Please I want you to send your telephone/fax numbers to enable my
lawyer contact you immediately for more discussion.
looking forward to your great assistance,

God bless you

Hilda Williams


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