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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: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:45:12 +0530 (IST)
Subject: GOOD NEWS FOR YOUR EFFORT


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: senatorwalejh@yahoo.in



- Dear Friend, I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting the fund transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from paraguay. Presently I'm in Paraguay for investment projects with my own share of the total sum. Meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts in assisting me in transferring the funds despite that it failed us some how. Now contact my secretary,his name is Mr Steve Okoli and his email is steve_okon@sify.com and you can as well call him on phone +2347026386757 and ask him to send you the Sum of ($500,000.00) CASHIER'S CHEQUE which I kept for your compensation for all your past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. So feel free and get in touch with my secretary Mr Steve Okoli and instruct him where to send the CASHIER'S CHEQUE to you. Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferness at that time. In the moment, I am ver!
y busy here because of the investment projects which me and the new partner are having at hand.Finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to my secretary best regards Senator Wale Johnson


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