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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: Miss Delphine Sylvie <joymoroba@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: missdelphinesy@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:30:02 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Good DAY,


From: Miss Delphine Sylvie to you,

Dearest One,

I REQUEST TO BE MY GUARDIAN AND THEN HELP ME TO COME OVER YOUR COUNTRY

My name is Miss Delphine Sylvie Tagro (21 years) the only surviving daughter of the late Desir Assegnini Tagro. My father was an Ivorian politician who as Interior Minister and Secretary General of the ousted former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo served during the 2002-2011 Ivorian political crises. He died on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 PISAM in hospital after he was hit severally and closed his mouth at the presidential residence by armed rebel forces (FRCI) Alassane Ouattara from, which is now the president of my country Cote d'Ivoire.

For the death of my father in hospital in Cocody Abidjan PISAM, he told me of four million five hundred thousand united states dollars($4.5million)Left in a b ank here in Abidjan, please I'm your kind and urgent assistance to transfer and invest this fund in your country and for me coming to your country to continue my education. I am willing to offer you 20% of the total money and help me.

Thank you and God bless you
Miss Delphine Sylvie Tagro.

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