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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: lucy collins <de1phinesylvie1@msn.com>
Reply-To: collinslucy89@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 18:03:02 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: hi




Hello Dearest



With Due Respect And Humanity,Let me first of all inform you how igot your email, I got your email address from a mail Directory and decide to mail you, well for the permission to go ahead.



I am miss Lucy Collins,20 years old single never married i am from ( Congo DRC ) and presently i am residing in the refugee camp here in abidjan the Republic of cote d'ivoire as a result of the political civil war going on in my country Congo DRC. please don't be discouraged by hearing this from me, i am the only daughter of late Dr John Collins.



My late father Dr John Collins, was chairman managing director JOHN Collins TIMBER MERCHANT PLC,based in our capital Kinshasa and in Monrovia capital of liberia, He is also the personal advice to the former head of state before the crises)so one early morning the rebels attacked our house and killed my mother and my father. It's only me that is alive now so i managed to make my way to a near by country cote d'ivoire where i'm residing now as a refugge.But befor the death of my father he deposited some money in one leading bank, amount ($4.900.000.Million) (Four Million Nine Hundred thousand U.S Dollars)which he use my name as a next of kin to the money please listen to this i have death certificate and deposite certificate of my father here which i will like to send to you letter,i am

unable to take the money because of my refugee statue over here in cote d'ivoire .I will like you to assist me get back this money,when the transferred is done into your account, you will take out little out of the total money and send to me, this will be used for my traveling documents and ticket to come to your country mean while you will have 25% of the total money for helping me transferring the money to your account and i have maped out 10% of the total money for any expenses that may occure during the transfer, so i don't need your money all i need is your help, love and careing to enable me get back my right.and to help me continue my education from were i stop in your country please kept this secret because i don't want to be hurt in anyway,



please this is the only information i need from you if you are realy trustworth and realy known that yor will not betray me allong the way. as long as you send it to me, i will take it to the priest that is helping me here in the reffuge camp. for onward pr0ccess i promise to send my pictures and other documents along the line.



Your Full Name:...................

Occupation.........................

Your Home and Office Address:..................

Your Telephone and Fax Number :.................

and your account information were the money will be transfer into.



thanks

Yours in love,

Lucy Collins miss



kissss

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