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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: Nora Kaka <nora_kaka01@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: nora_kaka01@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 22:14:06 +0100 (BST)
Subject: MAIL FROM NORA KAKA


 
Dearest One  

 
 
I hope all is well over there in your country. If so, thanks be to God almighty.  I am Miss Nora Kaka, 23yrs old a Nationality of Ivorian. I am the only and survive child of late Mr. David Kaka.  My father was a highly reputable business man (a cocoa merchant and suppliers of agro allied material) who operated in the capital City of Cote d’Ivoire during his days. It is sad to say that my beloved father and every members of my family passed away mysteriously and was killed in cold blood in the present political war here in Cote d’Ivoire.
 
 Meanwhile my mother died when I was just 4 years old, and since then my father took me so special.  Before he passed away in the hospital, he told me about a metallic trunk box he contained the sum of five million, Five hundred thousand United State Dollars.(USD$5.500,000) he deposited in one of the security company's  in Republic of Benin, West Africa. Which he disguised and declared the metallic trunk box to contain family valuables instead of money, by this way the company does not know the true content of the metallic trunk box and He registered the consignment in respect  of a beneficiary or a next of kin to be his business foreign partner living overseas. I have in my possession the deposit document which the company gave to my late father when he deposited the metallic trunk box with the security company. I really don't know what to do. This is because I have suffered a lot of setbacks as a result of incessant political war in Cote .The death
of my father actually brought sorrow to my life. I am in a sincere desire of your assistance in this regards. I will like you to help me and contact the security company as the beneficiary or next of kin for the claim of the metallic trunk box so that i can come over to your country and continue my Education there while you look for a very good lucrative business you can invest the fund on, since i am still too young to handle a business that will need such huge amount of money. Beloved since the death of my father things has not been easy for me due to political war in my country, I managed to escape from Cote d’Ivoire to the capital city Cotonu, Republic of Benin by the help of a patron in the Red Cross society. I have attached my picture in this mail. As soon as I hear from you I will forward to you the contact of the security company and the Deposit certificate.
 
Now Please permit me to ask these few questions:-
 
1. Can you honestly and willingly help me as your sister/daughter?
 
2. Can I completely trust you?
 
3. What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you after the money is in your country?
Please, consider this and get back to me as soon as possible.  
Thank s and God bless you.
 
From Nora Kaka.

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