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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: Matthew Kwesi <matthewkwesi01@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 09:27:58 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Merry xmas / Can i trust you in the content of this proposal?


Dear Friend, 

I am Mr.Matthew Kwesi also an accountant in the mineral commission departmentMinistry of Mines and Energy Ghana. Also I am a member of contracts awardingcommittee of this ministry under Ghana government. I write to solicit yourassistance in a funds transfer deal involving (two million five hundredThousand US Dollars).

Two years ago, Ghana government asked my committee to award contracts toforeign firms, which I and my colleague With our good position, deliberatelyover invoiced the contract sum to the tune of (two million five hundredThousand US Dollars). The contracts value has been paid off to theactualcontractors that executed these jobs, all I want now is a trusted foreignpartner like you that we shall front with the banking account number to Claimthe over inflated sum.
All I require is your honest cooperation and confidence in me which I knowwould not come easy. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimatebackground that will protect you from any breach of the law. I would advisethat you give this positive consideration and get back to me soon.
I'll be flexible and considerate in the percentage share that will be givento you for your assistance I know there may be scams and junk mails on theinternet but certainly, this is not one. Please do not fail to understand thatin spite of all that, opportunities of this kind still abound. If you haveever wished or prayed for something good to come your way, now I urge you totake this message seriously and with an open mind, you could never know.
I look forward to hearing from you as soon as possible.

Thanks and Remain Bless.
Yours sincerely,
Mr. Matthew Kwesi



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