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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: Joseph Zuma <jzuma209@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 22 May 2015 01:00:27 +0200
Subject: I NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON

Dear Friend,

This letter is not intended to cause you any embarrassment in whatever

form, Rather it is intended to contact your esteemed self. Firstly, I

must solicit your confidentiality. I know that a proposal of this

magnitude will make anyone apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring

you that it is made in good faith and will be of mutual benefit. I am

Mr. Joseph Zuma, The Personal account officer/manager to Mr. Joseph

Zuma, a consultant with an oil company here in South Africa. On the

23rd August 2012, my client and his wife were involved in an auto crash

accident along N2 Road - Towards George Town, in Western Cape Region.

Unfortunately they lost their lives in the event of the accident, since

then I have made several contacts as to locate any of his extended

relatives, but all proved abortive. Hence I decided to contact you.

I am contacting you to assist in retrieving the money valued at US$22.5

million dollars that was left behind by my client with the Santander

Private Banking Ltd, with affiliate account in London UK, before it

gets confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank. Consequently,

the bank issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the

account confiscated within the next ten official working days. Since I

have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years now,

I hereby seek your consent to act as the next of kin to the deceased,

the proceeds of this account valued at (US$22.5 million dollars) can be

paid to you and then you and I can share the money. I have all the

necessary legal documents that can be used to back up this project.

Should you be interested please, furnish me with your most direct

telephone and cell phone numbers for oral conversation after which I

will provide you with more details of this transaction and how to

proceed.
Awaiting your response through private email:josephzuma19@gmail.com
Yours Truly,
Joseph Zuma.

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