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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: postgres@toscanaac.info
Reply-To: mrkellymot@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2015 15:01:16 +0000
Subject: PLEASE WE NEED YOUR ADVICE.

This mail may come to you as a surprise base on the fact that we have not met .I need your help my name is KELLY MOTANGA am 26 years of age the son of a late minister during the reign of President Mobutu SeseSeko in Democratic Republic of Congo I decide to contact you because I believe you are a reputable person and I felt you can help us over this confidential matter.

I count on your integrity and honesty to be able to handle this business.

My father was a minister in Democratic Republic of Congo during the reign of late president Mobutu. My was killed during the rebel attack and our house was burnt. We manage to escape to IRELAND with my mum and kid sister where we are now taking refuge.

Before the death of my father he deposited 20 MILLION Dollar with a Security Deposit Company in Ghana. When my late father heard of the plot to kill him, he instructed the Security Company in Ghana to move the boxes containing the Money to OVERSEA by diplomatic Courier Service.

But unfortunately my Father could not escape out of CONGO he was eventually killed, though he could not claim the Boxes before his untimely death. The boxes is presently in Under the care of the Diplomat that moved it to OVERSEA is in the care of the diplomatic shipping company that take it to OVERSEA but the Diplomat or the Customs don't know that it is Money that is in the Boxes.

My late father partner that we contact to help us receive the consignments is acting very greed and we do not trust in anymore so my mum put a stop to the delivery of the consignments to him we need you to help us receive the consignments.

The consignments are now in OVERSEA. We need you to help will help us to invest this money in your country and take us as one family and will also buy a house for us over there where we can live safely. We are prepared to give you 20% of the money for that assistance.

I want to ensure my inheritance into your hands for investments we are expecting to hear from you.

Best Regards,
Kelly Motanga

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