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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: <musamalik3@e-apollo.lv>
Date: Thu, 26 May 2011 20:24:52 +0300
Subject: Reply Urgent

Dear Sir,

My name is Musa Malik,I am from Sudan in Africa, I am writing to solicit for your assistance in securing my father’s funds he deposited with a private security company in Ghana west Africa.

My father made this money during his active service with Sudan Government; He deposited this money with Security Company in Ghana for safe keeping due to political crises in our country Sudan.

However as fate will have it, he was assassinated by rebel soldiers in our country Sudan in one of the shootout with rebel force.

Before this incident my father has informed me of this deposit, the amount involve is Us$9.5Million.

Due to accumulation of storage charges with the security company my father deposited Us$155000 with a commercial bank in Ghana to take care of the expenses during the time he will come to claim this funds from security company.

I have contacted the security company to ascertain the actual bill to be paid before they will release the consignment to me, I was made to understand that the bill is Us$87000.

As I am writing to you now, the situation in my country is very tense, I know you must be hearing of it in the news, I am in hiding here and no money to travel to Ghana for this claim.

Base on this reason I am soliciting for your assistance to claim this funds from Security Company, and send me some money to enable me move out of Sudan and join you in your country.

Once I receive your positive response, I will give you contact detail of the bank where my father deposited the expenses money for this transaction for you to contact them ,so that they will release the money for you, to enable you sort out storage charges with security company for delivery of the consignment to you.

I am counting on you hoping that you will be able to assist me and secure these funds.

On the smooth conclusion of the transaction, I will allow you 35% of the total fund for your kind assistance.

Please reply quick,

Regards,

Musa Malik

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