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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: Shula Mbule <smbul00@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2007 16:21:13 +0000
Subject: Good Day


Hello Dear .
Good day , Please I want to explain some thing to you , and I will be happy =
if you can assist me on this need now , My name is Shula Mbule ,from Sierra =
Leone .
My father is Late Engineer Bangura Mbule , a private contractor , he build =
houses and roads to federal government of my country .My father felt sick =
and blood tests revealed he has a liver disease problem , He was taken =
immediately to the Hospital and Later died .
But the problem I have now is this , Since after his burial , his same =
brother called Alex maltreat me so bad . He planned to take all my late =
father's properties away from me , because I am young and only son of my =
father , to extend he threats my life .
Meanwhile I wanted to move out of Africa but he take my international =
passport from my in box and denied taking it ,just to put me into suffer =
and starvation.
My father got this international passport for me when he plan for me to study =
abroad .
But God so kind he did not discover where I hide my fathers deposit File =
where important documents are kept. So I decided to run to Dakar Senegal for =
safety .
Now I urgently need your assistance as a foreigner to help me to retrieve the =
money my father deposited in a Finance security company , this why I =
contact you confidentially .
This money is very huge amount of money Worth's $19.7m , Nineteen million =
seven hundred thousand united state dollars .
Non of my relations knows where I am now and non of them knows about this =
money in deposit company , So dear I will like only you to know about this =
and keep it secret with me until we transfer all to your country and I =
arrive and stay with you , and you help to invest it in good business you =
know that will make more profits in your country .
I will forward you all contacts of the finance security company , so that you =
will contact them and verify about this money in their position first .i =
will send you the deposit documents the bank issue to my father for your =
verification.
Again i will compensate you with 30% , of this money , if you are serous to =
help me.
Any time you call this phone number , Please tell them that you want to speak =
to Shula Mbule from Sierra Leone , They will call me to answer you .
Please I wait to hear from you so that I will know next to do . please =
always write me to this email address ( smbul00@yahoo.fr )
May God bless you .
Thanks from .
Shula

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