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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: "CELIA WALTER." <celiawtr003@cooltoad.com>
Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2007 20:29:27 +0200
Subject: PRAY FOR ME

My Dear,

I decided to donate the sum of $5,000,000( five million dollars) to you for the good work of the lord, and also to help the motherless and less privilledge and also for the assistance of the widows according to (JAMES 1:27).

My name is Mrs. Celia Walter .I am a dying woman who have decided to donate what I have to you in order to use it for the beneficial of our nation and the rest of our citizenry.

I am a native of Russian Federation, but my husband is from London .I was diagnosed for cancer about 2 years ago, immediately after the death of my husband, who had left me everything he worked for.

I have been touched By God to donate from what I have inherited from my late Husband to you for the good work of God Please pray that the good Lord forgive me my sins. I have asked God to forgive me and I believe he has because He is a merciful God. I will be going in for an operation tomorrow morning. At the moment I cannot take any telephone calls right now due to the Fact that my relatives are around me and my health status. I have adjusted my WILL and my Executor is aware I have changed my will; you and he will arrange for the change of ownership of the funds as it is presently deposited in Barclays bank, and lodged. The box in a coded Security company whose name is Access Inter. basically on security and confidential purposes and would only be released to (you).

I wish you all the best and may the good Lord bless you abundantly, and please use the funds well and always extend the good work to others. Contact my Executor Mr.DANIEL AMINU with this specified email;barr.danaminfos@yahoo.fr with your full names contact telephone/fax number and your full address and tell him that I have WILLED ($5,000,000.00) to you and I have also notified him that I am WILLING that amount to you for a specific and good work. I know I don't know you but I have been directed to do this. Thanks and God bless.

NB: I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the task is accomplished as I don't want anything that will jeopardize my last wish. Please keep the faith My Prayer for you. Father, I ask You to bless my friends, relatives and those I care deeply for, you who are reading this right now. Show him/her a new revelation of your love and power. Holy Spirit, I ask you to minister to their spirit at this very moment. Where there is pain, give them your peace and mercy. Where there is self-doubt, release a renewed confidence through your grace. Where there is need, I ask you to fulfill their needs. Bless their homes, families, finances, their goings and their comings. In Jesus' precious name.
Amen.

YOUR EMAIL RESPONSE SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO MR.DANIEL AMINU, Email:barr.danaminfos@yahoo.fr

Regards,
CELIA WALTER.


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