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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: "Mrs. Victoria Robert." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rvicslo@mail.bg>
Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2012 11:11:53 -0400
Subject: In Good Faith !

Attention: Dear Friend,


My name is Mrs. Victoria Robert, 64 years, a British, I have been diagnosed with Oesophageal Cancer, right now it has defiled all forms of medical treatment, and I have only a short period of time to live, according to medical experts. I have not particularly lived my life so well. As I have not really cared about my self but strictly my business.


Though I am very rich, I was never generous, I was always hostile to people and only focused on my business as that was the only thing I cared for. But now I regret all this as I now know that there is more to life than just wanting to have or make all the money in the world. I believe when God gives me a second chance to come to this world I would live my life a different way from how I have lived it.



Now that God has decided to call me, I have willed and given most of my property and assets to my immediate and extended family members as well as a few close friends.I want God to be merciful to me and accept my soul,I have decided to give alms to charity organizations, as I want this to be one of the last good deeds I do on earth. So far, I have distributed money to some charity organizations in the U.A.E, Somalia, Africa and Malaysia.


I obtained your address particulars from an Internet address listing, and hence I contacted you in confidence on this very urgent and confidential proposition that is of mutual benefit to us all.


On 10th of February 2003,I operated a domiciliary Account, which has a value of $8,750,000.00 (Eight Million Seven Hundred and fifty Thousand USD) in a bank in Benin, without presenting a usual information for my beneficiary, we accepted this, due to the fact that Banks are conservative and will always honor a customer's wishes, especially high net worth customers. Till date the fund is still sitting in the Bank in the Dormant Account Port-folio, which I have been protecting, due to my greedy relatives Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not to be contended with what I have left for them. This is the last of my money which no one knows of ($8,750,000,00) that I have deposited in the bank in Benin. I will want you to help me claim this deposit and dispatch it to charity organizations.


Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this myself anymore. I once asked the members of my family to close my accounts and distribute the money which I have there to charity organization in Bulgaria and Somalia; they refused and kept the money to themselves.


I will want you to help me collect this deposit and dispatch it to charity organizations.Kindly note that I am entrusting you regarding this and I want you to get back to me as soon as possible.


Get back to me on e-mail: victoriarob@mail.kz


Yours Truly,


Mrs. Victoria Robert.

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