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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: minister_of_finance_benin_republic <minister_of_finance_benin_republic@besoindetoi.com> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2008 00:04:53 +0200
Subject: CONTACT WESTERN UNION TODAY




HELLO BENEFICIAREY,
THE BOARD OF FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE BENIN REPUBLIC. ARE HERE TO
NOTIFY YOU OF YOUR PAYMENT INHERITED FUNDS OF $1.5MILLION DOLLARS .
AFTER THE MEETING HELD ON 19TH OF AUG 2008. HIS EXELENCE THE
PRESIDENT OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN DR YAYEE BONI. HAS INSTRUCTED
THIS DEPARTMENT TO SEND YOUR FUNDS THROUGH WESTERN UNION MONEY
TRANSFER FOR EASIER RECEIVE OF YOUR INHERINTED FUNDS WITHOUT ANY
FURTHER DELAY. TO AVOID PAYING MONEY TO THE FRAUD STARS THAT IS GOING
ON THROUGH THE GLOBAL.
YOU ARE REQUIRED TO SEND YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT YOUR
FUND TO BE SEND THROUGH WESTERN UNION THE MAXIMIUM AMOUNT YOU WILL BE
RECEIVING EACH DAY STARTING FROM TOMORROW IS THE SUM OF $5000.00.
ALSO YOUR ARE REQUIRED TO SEND THEM THE SUM OF $95.00 DOLLAR FOR
RE-NEWING AND RECOFIRMING FILE THAT WAS DEPOSITED IN THIS OFFICE WITH
YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS BELLOW.
BENEFICIAREY NAME-----------
COUNTRY--------------------
CITY------------------------
TEST
QUESTION---------------
ANSWER---------------------
TEL PHONE-------------------
CONTACT MR. MARK WALTER WITH THIS INFORMATIONS BELOW:
CONTACT PERSON: MR. MARK WALTER
TEL: +229 9793 1277.
EMAIL: ADDRESS :WESTERN_UNION_MONEY_TRANSFER75@YAHOO.FR
AS SOON THE REQUIRED FEE OF $95 .00 IS SEND TODAY FOR THE RENEWING
RECONFIRMING THE PAYMENT FILE OF YOUR FUNDS YOU WILL START RECEIVING
YOUR FUNDS AS FROM TOMORROW. SEND THE $95 DOLLAR THROUGH WESTERN
UNION WITH THE NAME AND ADDRESS BELOW:
RECEIVER NAME ----------------MR UDOGU ABRAHAM C
COUNTRY-----------------------BENIN REPUBLIC
CITY--------------------------COTONOU
TEST QUESTION-----------------GOD
ANSWER-------------------------BLESS
M T C N------------------------
SENDER,S NAME-------------------
AMOUNT-------------------------$95.00
THEY ARE AWAIT TO RECEIVE THE WESTERN UNION PAYMENT INFORMATIONS
TODAY. PLEASE IF YOU ARE NOT THE REAL BENEFICIARY DONT RESPOND OR
DELITE
REGARDS,
SOULE MANA LAWANI
+229
9318 8857.

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