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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: ali sanni <alisanni25@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2015 12:58:01 +0100
Subject: FROM ALI SANNI

GREETING'S,TO YOU.

I will like to apologize for sending you this mail without
seeking your permission. I am Ali Sanni and I'm 17yrs old and I
am a Ghanaian. I am not completely educated I stop schooling a year ago
after I completed my SSS level, though I am still interested in
completing my education,

I am not very education but I can try to make you understand the reason why
I am seeking your help.I was born into a wealthy family, and things have
been going on well(even though my father had divorced my mother for the best
reason) until last year
October when my father dead a shocking death. Ever still I have been finding
it hard to survive on my own, but I still get some little
assistance from my father?s family member.My purpose of contacting you is to
seek your help, I was informed by my late father's former lawyer that my
father has an amount of $8.2millionUSD in a bank vault, which

I have searched through my father's file and I find out that it is true. I
have gone to the bank
on several occasions but they wouldn't give me attention, because they keep
rehearing's am too young to forward any claim. Though what they say is true,
but last week I was made to understand by a secret man from inside the bank,
and he told me that the bank is trying to steal my right from me,meaning
that I might loss this money if I don't get help soon.
I can't trust any of my family members, because with a clear look from their
relationship with my father when he was alive, they have always
jealoushissuccess.I am writing to you, because I want you to help me, so
that we can get this money out of African, to start
another life eniterly in your country. Please if I can trust in your
sincerity and honesty to help me, I will give you 30% of the total
fund, including any expenses during the cause of your help.Please
contact me only through my private email:I will be expecting to hear from
you.
Thank

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