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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: windy kenn <windykenn77@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2007 14:05:03 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: HI


My dear
I am miss windy Kennedy from Ethiopia, i am single and 22 year old girl. Immediately after going through your profile i made up my mind to contact you for marriage or long term relationship because you are my choice of trust and i see nothing wrong with the choice that i have made in you. Now that i am in a state of absolute confussion I must reveal to you that my daddy was the Financial controler to the Common Wealth North African Region who was killed with my mother in a gun short by un-identified family enemies on the 10 of February along Addis Ababa international Airport road in Ethiopia and i am the only child.
Before my daddy died he made me the beneficiary of his final WILL and i am the beneficiary of the sum of 14.5 Million USD$ in his Domicilary USDollar account; I have the bank statement of account with me here. My friend ( sister francisca) who promised to take me to london invited me to The Catholic Sisters Mission Chies, here in Senegal to avoid my family enemies who killed my daddy from attacking me so that i will travel to london through the Catholic Sisters Mission, But it did not work out as i am not a catholic mission sister and recently my friend was posted to a catholic church in a village in the gambia (the next country)
Because i have no means to travel to london I need your assistance to help me claim and transfer the money into your company or private bank account in your State and as soon as the Bank transfers the money into your bank account, you will buy your ticket and come to dakar and take me to your country. After your reply i will email you the contact information of the Bank where my late father deposited the money; and also send my photo to you. i will be back soon to receive your lovely reply. Do reply me on email address: windykenn77@yahoo.com and in your reply do give me your personal telephone number and address. Take good care of yourself honey.
I remain yours ever,
Miss windy Kennedy.


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