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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: revjerry kaide <dr.jerrykaide33@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 03:28:39 +0100
Subject: Greetings,

Greetings,



I am very happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds
transferred to a Swiss Account with the co-operation of a new partner
from Paraguay who is an international business man. Presently I am in
Paraguay for investment projects with my own share of the total sum.
Meanwhile, I did not forget your past efforts and attempts to assist
me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how.

Now contact my secretary in Benin Republic, his name is Mr.Martins
Oparah Email Address is: (executive_sec@qatar.io) ask him to send you
the total sum of $1.2 million (one million two hundred United State
Dollars) that I kept for your compensation for all your past efforts
and attempts to assist me in this matter.

Also do use part of the money for philanthropist purposes for use in
helping the less privileged in your area. Especially at this festive
season. Put a smile on somebody face and let the world be better for
it. I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. So feel free
and get in touch with my secretary Mr.Martins Oparah and instruct him
where to send the amount to you.

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share
the joy together after all this sufferings. At this moment, I am very
busy here in Paraguay because of the investment projects which me and
my new partner is having at hand.
Finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to my secretary on
your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with
Mr.Martins Oparah he will send the amount to you without any delay.

I beg you to use at least 10% of this $1.2 million dollars I am
offering you as compensation to put smile on the faces of the less
privileged in your area.
This is my utmost wish for this donation.

With best regards

Dr.Jerry Kaide.

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