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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: Grace Richard <miss_gracerichard@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: grace_richard_m@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:04:50 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Miss Grace Richard



>From Miss Grace Richard.the douhter of Mr Kelvin Richard Address; lot 268 Rue de Bingerville Cocody Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire.


I know my message will come to you as a surprise,first of all i will like to say
compliment of the season to you,I am Miss Grace Richard.and writeing to you from ABIDJAN-IVOIRY COAST WEST AFICA.

I hope you will permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business with you.

I belive that you will be a trustworthy person that i can do business with and i must not hesitate to confide in you for this simple and sincere business.

My fathers Mr Kelvin Richard was a very wealthy DIAMOND DEALER,The economic capital of SIERRE LOANE,He was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of thier outings on a business trip,our mother died when i was very small and since then our fathers took us so spacial.

Befor the death of my father on OCTOBER 2005 in a private hospital here in ABIDJAN IVOIRY COAST, He call me on his bed side,and told me that he has the sum of($12.5Million US dollars)Deposited for me here and that he used my name as the first douhter for the next of kin in depositing of the fund.

He told me that I should seek for a forign partner in a country of my choice who will help us retrieve the fund and then transfer this money and use it for investments

I honourable seeking your assistance in the following ways:

1)To please come and help me retrieve the fund and to provide a bank account which this money would be transferred to.

2)To serve as a guardian of this fund since i am only 22 years old.
3)To make a feasibility study and recoment some worthwhile business investment which flourishes there in your country ,My approach is in view of our ill experiece in business.

This fund is the basis future of I and my younger brother James and honestly your assistance and advise will be apprieciated so much while relying on your guidance for profitable business establishement in your country.

4)To make arrangemnet for I and my brother to come over to your country to further our education and to secure our resident permit in your country.

Moreover, we are willing to offer you 20% of the total sum as compasation for your effort/input after the successful. I will forward to you the document concerning this deposit to your intrest to assit together on your signify intrest to assist me.

Please help us to get out of this terrible situation and the almighty God will bless you.

Anticipating to hear from you soon.

Best Regards

Miss Grace Richard.


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