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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: "Mr Solomon Molotolo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <solomon.molotolo@yahoo.co.za>
Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2015 09:46:36 -0600
Subject: Seeking For Financial Investment Assistance

>From Mr Solomon Molotolo.
ABSA Bank, South Africa.
Email:solomon.molotolo@yahoo.co.za
Mobile Phone: +27-63-266-8891.

I believed my letter will meet you in good health and your finest mood today; my name is Mr Solomon Molotolo, Chief Executive ABSA Business Bank. I decided to seek a confidential co-operation with you in the execution of the deal described here-under for our mutual benefit and urge you to keep it a top secret because of the nature of the transaction. During the auditing of bank accounts at ABSA bank, I
discovered an abandon and unclaimed fund amount to USD$25.000.000 .00 (Twenty Five million United States Dollars) in an account that belongs to one of our deceased foreign customer Mr CHARLES S. FALKENBERG, 45, University Park, Md., director of research at ECOlogic Corp., in Herndon, Va.
DANA FALKENBERG, 3, University Park, Md. ZOE FALKENBERG, 8, University Park, Md., an American Scientist and Engineer who unfortunately lost his life and entire family as AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 77 crashed into Pentagon on September 11, 2001.

After going through his personal file in my bank, I discovered that he died without any specific heir to these funds, such I make this contact seeking your consent to present you as the next of kin/ heir to the deceased so that the proceeds of this bank account valued at USD$25 Million will be released to you as the beneficiary, which we will share in percentage ratio of 60: 40 between me and you respectively. All I request of you is your utmost sincere co-operation; trust and maximum confidentiality to achieve this transaction successfully. I have carefully worked out the modalities for execution of this transaction under a legitimate arrangement to protect you from any breach of the law both in your country and here in South Africa during and after the transfer of the fund to your bank account. Upon
your consideration and acceptance of this offer, please send to me:

* Your Full Name,
* Your Contact Address,
* Your mobile telephone Number,
*Your Occupation,

So I can enter your details into ABSA bank database as to appear in the bank system that you are the named next of kin /heir beneficiary of the fund, and then I will guide your communication with ABSA Bank for the immediate release and transfer of the fund to you. Please reply to my private email:solomon.molotolo@yahoo.co.za for security and confidential reasons.

Thanks in appreciation and anticipation of your urgent response.

Best regards,

Mr Solomon Molotolo.
Chief Executive,
ABSA Business Bank.

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