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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: Michelle Tanko <mictanko121@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: Michelle Tanko <contactinfo3@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 11:40:20 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Complement of the day


Complement of the day
Dear Respectful One,

Please,permit me to inform you of my desire of going into long time relationship and financial transaction for our mutual benefits. It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I intend to establish in your country.

Though we have not meet before but I believe,one has to risk confiding in someone to succeed sometimes in life. My name is Michael and my sister is Evelyn, Our lat Donald Tanko from Sierra Leone.My sources of your contact gave me the courage and confidence to rely on you. My father was an a navy officer and also Agents representing OFFSHORE GOLD SALES in Sierra Leone.Before the untimely death of my father on 20th February 2011,he called me on his bedside and told me that he has a sum of USD$15.5Million in safe deposit account in Bank that he used my name as the next of kin in depositing the fund.And that I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for investment purpose.

I humbly seek for your assistance,to help me to transfer this money in your account for investment,and to serve as guardian of this fund, since i am still a student,to make arrangement for us to come to your country to further our education while you manage the investment.Thanks as you made up your heart to help an orphan like us .If you can be of an assistance to me i will be pleased to offer to you 20% Of the total fund while the balance will be invested by you.

Please,I urge you to make this transaction a confidential within your hearth for security purposes.
I await your soonest response

Yours Respectfully,
Michael Tanko




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