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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: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:33:30 -0800 (PST)
Subject: VERY URGENT


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a:edolombe5@yahoo.com.co



- ATTN: Beneficiary The Board of Federal Ministry Of Finance Benin Republic are hereby notify you of your payment inheritance of $1.8 Million only after the meeting held on 28th of Febuary 2008. His Excellency the PRESIDENT OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN has Instructed this Department to send your funds through Western Union Money Transfer and Money gram respectively for easier receiving of your inherited funds without any further delay so to avoid paying money to the fraudsters that is going on through the internet. To effect this payment to you therefore, you are required to send your name and address where you want your fund to be sent through Western Union and the maximium amount you will be receiving each day starting from the very day you submitted your info is the sum of $14000.00. $7000.00 from western union $7000.00 from money gram. Also, your are required to send to us the sum of US$297 dollar only immedaitely for renewing and re-confirming of your file that was deposited in this office with your name and address bellow Your Receiver's Name:---------- Address-------------------------------- Tel phone----------------------------- CONTACT MR Frank Obumu Hubert with this informations below: CONTACT Barr Frank Obumu Hubert TEL: +229 96-13-04-12. EMAIL: frankobumu@ubbi.com As soon the required fee of $298 is send today for the renewing and reconfirming the payment file of your funds, you will start receiving your funds immediately. So send the $298 dollar through western union with the name and address below: Receiver's Name: ----------JOSEPH OBALIM Address: City--------------------COTONOU Country: -------------------BENIN REPUBLIC Test Question---------------HONEST Test Answer-----------------TRUST Amount to send: ------------$298.00 We await to receive the western union payment informations today. Please if you are not the real beneficiary, don't respond and delete. Yours faithfully in service Mr Edward Olombe Financial Minister. Federal Republic of Benin


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