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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: Diyokah <ediyokah@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: diyokaherica@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 27 May 2013 13:06:37 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Hello


Dearest.
Good day,may the blessings of God be upon you and grant you the wisdom and sympathy to understand my situation and how much I need your help. After going through your profile,l was convinced that you are reputable and a trust worthy person who can help me.

I am contacting you with the hope that you will be of great assistance to me. My name is Miss Erica Diyokah, 21 years old Girl from Cote D'Ivoire.

My father and i escaped from our country at the heat of the civil war after loosing my mother and two of my senior brothers in the war.As a result of the political instability in my country even after the war, my father established his cocoa and coffee export business in my country Abidjan,Ivory Coast.

He was in Burke,A northern city to negotiate for the purchase of a cocoa plantation when he was shot by the rebel troupes fighting to take over the
Government of the country. The death of my father has now made me an orphan and there by exposing me to danger.

Before his unfortunate death, my late father called me one day and told me as his only surviving Daughter, that he had deposited in one of the prominent bank here in our country the sum of $4.5 million US Dollars . with my name as the next of kin.

As a result of the present insecurity of lives and property in my country Cote D'Ivoire, I wish request that you assist me use your account in your country to transfer my inherited fund for onward business investment.

Again to assist me with a letter of invitation that will make me get a visa to your country for residence in order for me to continue my education under your care and to invest the fund in a viable business venture.

I am willing to give you 20%. kindly reply me and do not fail to send me your full names and address including your telephone number so that i can inform the bank director where my late father deposited the funds about you as my appointed beneficiary to receive the funds for an investments in your country.

Thanks
Miss Erica Diyokah

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