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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: "George Onyema"<georgeonyema@myway.com>
Reply-To: georgeonyema5@o2.pl
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 00:47:08 -0500 (EST)
Subject: YOUR RESPONSE FOR WE TO PROCEED


DEAR FRIEND, I AM PRESENTLY SERVING IN THE MINISTRY IN MY COUNTRY, I WRITE TO BEG YOU TO ASSIST ME TO TRANSFER THE SUM OF TWENTY MILLION US DOLLAS (US$20,000000)TO YOUR COUNTRY,AND ALSO TO ASSIST ME TO INVEST WITH THE MONEY IN YOUR COUNTRY, UNTIL WHEN I WILL COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR INVESTMENT AT THE EXPIRATION OF MY TENURE AS A SERVING MINISTRY TO THE GOVERNMENT IN MY COUNTRY. I HAVE TO TRANFER THESE FUND TO HAVE A SECURED FUTURE,BECAUSE OF THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN MY COUNTRY.WE WILL SOON LEAVE OFFICE AT THE END OF THE YEAR,SO I NEED TO TRANFER THE MONEY OUT OF MY COUNTRY FOR SAFETY REASONS BEFORE LIVING OFFICE.I HAVE NO OPTION THAN TO DO THESE ,SO THAT IS WHY I SOLICIT FOR YOUR HELP BESIDES I HAVE TO PREPARE FOR MY FUTURE AND MY CHILDREN BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE,I HOPE YOU WILL UNDERSTAND ME BETTER.I AM WILLING TO GIVE 40% OF THE TOTAL FUND AFTER A SUCCESSFUL TRANFER OF THE WHOLE FUND TO YOUR PRIVATE ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY I DON'T KNOW YOU IN PERSON BUT I KNOW THAT
MANY OF MY COLEAGUES HAVE SUCCEDED THIS WAY,AND THEIR FUTURE IS QUITE SAVE FOR NOW. I AM PROMISING THAT THE WHOLETRANSACTION WILL BE DONE LEGALLY TO PROTECT YOU FROM THE LAW,I WILL ALSO FOWARD EVERY DOCUMENT NEEDED FOR THE SMOOTH TRANFER OF THE FUND INTO THE ACCOUNT YOU WILL PROVIDE FOR THE FUND. PLEASE IF YOUR ARE READY TO HELP CONTACT ME IMMIDIATELY.BEST REGARDS,GEORGE ONYEMA.

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