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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: Flora Kenneth <floraken18@outlook.com>
Reply-To: Flora Kenneth <florakeneth@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2016 03:05:49 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Letter Of Relationship and Establishment of aid.


Good day dear,

My dear, I really know that this letter would be a very great surprise to you,due to the fact that you do not know me either do i know you, but my spirit has directed me to you and my mind pick your email among different peoples. My name is Flora Kenneth,I am 20 years old,the only child of Late Mr.George Kenneth who was a famous cocoa merchant and coffee producer based here in Abidjan,the Economic capital of (Ivory Coast). Unfortunately my mother died in a fatal automobile accident when i was in tender age and since then my father did not re-marry another women because of the love he have for my mother but unfortunately My father was recently killed through alcoholic poisoning by his business associates on one of their business meeting during the crisis in my country, it was doctor who confirmed that he died of alcoholic poisoning.
    
Before the death of my father in a private hospital here in my country he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum of three million, Five hundred thousand united state dollars ($3,500,000.00 ) left in fixed / suspense account in one of the leading banks here in Ivory Coast, that he used my name as his only daughter for the next of Kin in depositing of the money. He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates in collaboration with our family relatives out of jealousness, greediness and wickedness.
    
Also before the death of my father he told me that due to the political instability in this country and the consequent harassment and threats from my family relatives and his other enemies that I should humbly seek for a God fearing foreigner in a
country of my choice where I should transfer this money and use it for investments for the better of my future.
    
Please my dear, I am humbly seeking your assistance in the following ways:
    
    (1) To provide a good bank account which this money would be transferred to into.
    (2) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am still a girl of only 19 year.
    (3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and also to secure a resident permit in your country.
    
As soon as I receive your urgent reply indicating your interest to assist me to successfully transfer the money into an account in your country, I will give you all the necessary information you may require to proceed towards transferring the money.
Finally, I am willing to offer you 20% of the total money as mode
of compensation for your effort for assisting me with this humble request, as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within some days you signify your interest to assist me.
Anticipating hearing from you urgently.
    
Thanks and best regards.
Yours Sincerely,
Flora Kenneth

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