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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: MARY APINYA <bt.bnt@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <jjatiop@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 04:22:44 -0700
Subject: 75 kg of GOLD


Good day sir,

My name is Mary Apinya a
female Ghanaian of 28years of age. I am the first daughter of my parents with
my 11 years old brother as the only children of my father and mother. However,
I wish to inform you that my father was the commander of the ancient Ashanti
Kingdom in Ghana and there was a controversial scandal going on into the Gold
Sector of the Government whereby the government requested my father should over
influence a contract to the sum of US$300,000,000.00 Million to their personal
benefits as top officials of the government.



To the refusal of my late father to this proposal, they have to plan and kill
him in cold blood to have their way for their own selfish interest. But before
the death of my father, he told me that he deposited 75kg of Gold with the sum
of eighteen million untied state dollars in a Security Company in two metallic
boxes as consignments outside Ghana but registered them as precious items and
personal effects.



He told me that encase if anything happens to him that I should make sure I
find a foreign partner that will help us move the consignments out from the
security company for investment in any country . And He also warned me not to
associate with any of his friends down here or members of the family for our
own safety.



I want you to know that he gave me all the Certificates regarding to the
depositing of the consignment; I will supply you with these documents once you
agree to help me and you will be compensate with 15% of the total Gold/ the amount
therein after

We will like to
invest part of our own money in real estate over there. And you will help us to
find properties that are genuine and free from litigation



Hope to hear from you so that I will inform you what to do next.



Yours truly,

Miss Mary Apinya


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