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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: Mrs Lisha <smrslisha@ymail.com>
Reply-To: cbnbk11@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2010 16:34:17 +0800 (HKT)
Subject: From Mrs Lisha Sako




Dear Sir

I am Mrs Lisha Sako from Iraq, my late husband Mr. Sani Sako was killed during the war in Iraq some years ago.

This sad event happened in a cool evening when we were relaxing in our house in Hebel town in Iraq, the rebels entered my husband house and went straight to his room shot him as he was trying to escape through the back gate of the house.

Meanwhile, Before the rebels turn to me and my two daughter with the intention to rape us my daughters shouted and as fate would have it we were rescued by government forces who shot and killed the rebels.

My husband was rushed to the government hospital for treatment, it was there he now disclose to me that because he was the head of the Finance Department of FierStone Rubber Plantation at this hour he decide to tell me where he deposited the sum Twenty six million, six hundred thousand united states dollars($26,600.000.00) in a bank.

Is Only me and his lawyer know where this money was kept, please your urgent responses is highly needed.

All i need is for you to help me to transfer this money and to come over there to meet you for business planning if you are intrested.

I am waiting for your urgent response .

Mrs Lisha Sako



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