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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: "pamela2000 Gazeta.pl" <pamela2000@gazeta.pl>
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 15:33:25 +0100
Subject: GREETINGS FROM PAMELA EDWARD I NEED YOUR HELP.


Good day dear,

I am Pamela Edward a female Benin Republic of 22years of age. I am the
first daughter of my parent with my 11 years old brother as the only
children of my father and mother. However, I wish to inform you that my
father was the commander of the ancient Ashanti Kingdom in Benin Republic
and there was a controversial scandal going on into the Gold Sector of the
Government whereby the government requested he should over influence a
contract to the sum of US$300,000,000.00 Million to their personal benefits
as top officials of the government.

To the refusal of my father to this proposal, they have to kill him to have
their way for their own selfish interest. But before the death of my father,
he told me that he deposited the sum of US$18,500,000.00 with a security
company in two metallic boxes as consignments but registered them as
precious items and personal effects.

He told me that incase if anything happens to him that, I should make sure I
find a foreign partner that will help us move the consignments out from the
security company and invest the funds. He also warned us not to associate
withany of his friends down here or members of the family for our own
safety. I want you to know that he gave me the Certificate of Deposit of the
funds, Consignment Control Label Number and Transfer Freight Manifest and I
will supply you with these documents once you agree to help us and have only
30% of the total funds after your efforts.

Hoping to hear from you so that I will inform you what to do next.

Yours truly,
Pamela Edward.

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