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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: david Kimball <davidkimball01@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2008 07:08:46 -0800 (PST)
Subject: GOODDAY SIR


Dear Partner,

Am very sorry to contact you in this manner but pls kindly read this mail, my name is david kimball from Southern Sudan am the only son to my parent late Chief kimball who was killed by the rebel in my country Sudan, to cut the stories short am seeking for assistance to stand as my new beneficiary to receive our funds which is right in Dublin, Ireland.

The consignment box content $9 million dollar and he was suppose to deliver to my late father business partner in Ireland for safe keeping and for investment, so when the diplomatic officer arrive Ireland they make the first delivery to deliver the bigger trunk box to my late father business partner called Mr. Rodulf Wolfgang a german citizen but leave in Dublin Ireland unfortunately my late father business partner run with the first trunk box up till now we cannot able to find him,immediately the diplomat inform the company director here in ghana about the situation because the two boxes deposited in ghana as a family belonging by my late father Chief kimball. before they leave ghana to ireland so the company director inform me and my mother immediately we told the director to stop the delivery that they should not deliver the second box to anybody unless they hear from us.

so the company director inform their diplomat in Ireland to keep the second trunk box in their diplomatic store annex in Dublin, Ireland for safe keeping so that we can find our foreign partner but up till now we cannot able to find Mr. Rudolf Wolfgang in Ireland so this morning i start searching for a partner in america who can stand as our new beneficiary to assist me and my mother to make the claim of the second box out of dublin and make arangment for me and my mother to leave africa for our future life that is how i come across your name ane email to seek for assistance from you

My mother she is very sick with blood cancer and i know almighty GOD will guide her for me, sir if you are capable to help me please kindly let me know so that i will inform the security company director immediately because the boxes have been in Dublin since 5th of November 2007 i promise you we are going to suceed the funds is a clean and clear money and nobody knows about this funds just you alone and my former beneficiary. i wait for your reply as soon as possible.
thanks and GOD bless
david kimball TLE +233 246 726 974


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