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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: Florence Ngong <kyuuketukihikari@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: Florence Ngong <florencengong@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 05:43:52 +0900 (JST)
Subject: FROM MRS FLORENCE NGON

I am Mrs Florence Ngong  from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
We, My son and i have in our possession, the sum of USD11.8 Million which
we inherited from my late Husband who killed in Goma during the recent
Rebel insurgence..
My late husband was a Gold miner cum seller.I am also suffering from lung
Cancer and may not live long but my son is  around me in this trial
period.
We plead your assistance to help us to invest this Fund in your company or
any profitable investments sectors in your country without bias.
You will be rewarded 20% of the Total sum if you can help us.
The Fund is ready for cash delivery to you in person. We have already
hired an expert for the transportation.
We sincerely expect your kind response to out plight!
Yours faithfully
Mrs Florence Ngong

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