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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: ngoni masoka <ngoni01@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2008 09:15:04 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Attention


From: Mrs.Mutsheayi Koffi,
Attention:sir/Madam

Good day, PLEASE ENDEAVOUR TO USE IT FOR THE CHILDREN OF GOD.I am the above named person from Zimbabwe but now undergoing medical treatment in Abidjan and here I was fortunate .

I am married Sikatana Masoka Ngoni koffi , Late who worked with the Zimbabwe white farmers in Zimbabwe who work with Peter Mac Sporran, a former president of Zimbabwe’s Commercial Farmers Union who relocated to a property 24 miles north of the Zambian capital, Lusaka. I was married for nine years before my husband died in the year 2006. We were married for eleven years without child.

He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four weeks. Before his death we were both living in Zimbabwe before the war broke out in Zimbabwe. Since his death I decided not to re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial home which is against my late husband.

Was he was alive he deposited the sum of$8,500,000.00 (Eight Million, five hundred Thousand U.S.Dollars)Presently, this money is still with the Bank. Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next three months due to my cancer problem.

Though what disturbs me most is my stroke. Having known my condition I needed to find individual that will utilized this money the way I am going to instruct here in.
I don't need any telephone communication in this regard because of my health and because of the presence of my husband's relatives around me always.

I shall give you the contact of the bank because I have handle them all the necessary documents of this transfer and the will give you also the contact of the bank where the money in been deposited.

Hoping to hear from you and wishing Remain blessed in the name of the Lord.

Yours,
Mrs.Mutsheayi Koffi







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