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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: Bamba ibrahim <cubci_mail@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:05:45 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Dear Friend,


Dear Friend,
 
I am Barrister Cubci, an Attonrney At Law, and the Personal lawyer to MR.S.D.,a foreigner who used to work with Shell International Company here Republic of Togo, hereinafter shall be referred to as my client.
 
As it may  interest you to know, your contact was giving to me by divine aspiration at the office of the Chamber of Commerce and Tourism in Lome-Togo as I was going through some directories.I decided to contact you in order to champion such a business magnitude without any problem.On the 31st of October  2003, my client, his wife and their two children were involved in a car accident along Kara-Sokode expressway while arriving from Holiday to Lome. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then, I have made several inquiries to locate any of their extended relatives and this has also proved unsuccessful.
 
I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the fund valued at $16.5m,(Sixteen Million  five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars), left behind by my client before it gets confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Security Finance Firm where this huge amount were deposited. The said Security Finance Company has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have his account confiscated within the next twenty one official working days.Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 4 years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased since you have the same last name with my late client,so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you.
 
Therefore,I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free. On smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 45% of the total sum as gratification, while 5% will be set aside to take care of expenses that may arise during the time of transfer and also telephone bills, while 50%will be for me.
 
All I require from you is your honest co-operation to enable us see this transaction through.I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.Upon your acceptance to this proposal, for the confidentiality of this transaction.
 
I expect your urgent response indicating your full interest in this great business transaction to our both mutual trust.Your telephone and fax number will be need for our easy communication.Do reply this email through my chamber's email address       barristerjamesgbaka@yahoo.com
 
May God be with you.
 
Your's Faithfully,
Barrister Cubci

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