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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: "HON.MADODA SAMBATHA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <madodas2016@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2017 12:11:35 +0200
Subject:

ATTN:DIRECTOR/CEO
 
 
                              
                                           STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.
 
I am Hon.Madoda Sambatha a senior staff and Procurement officer "Tender Board Committee" on the award of contracts in Department of Public Works here in South Africa. I got your contact E-mail address from a secure server online in my quest to find a trustworthy person on whom I can repose confidence for a transaction of this nature.
 
 
My aim of sending this "business proposal" to you is to solicit for your assistance and co-operation to transfer huge amount of money into your account overseas. Therefore, this communication should be held in high confidence. l as the  chairman "Tender Board Committee" on the award of contracts in Department of Public Works wish to transfer into a safe and secured account overseas the sum of US $32Million which is over-invoiced amount from contracts l awarded to foreign contractors who have been duly paid on completion of their various contracts. This money right now is in a coded account in the National Treasury of South Africa. However, by virtue of my position as civil servant, l cannot acquire these funds in my name or in the names of any companies here in South Africa. I  therefore deemed it necessary on trust and sincerity to look for a reliable international outfit/ partner abroad into whose account the sum of US $32 Million will be transferred.
 
l have agreed on the sharing ratio of 70% for me and 30% for you as the account owner. My choice of you for this transaction is basically hanged on trust and I hope you will not let me down. Please, be informed that all arrangements will be made for the processing of claims of payment once I am in receipt of the information required from you, and the funds will get into your account within 7 working days by Telegraphic Transfer(T.T).All that l need from you at this moment is your telephone and fax numbers for both of us to get a proper communication in detail.
 
Note as well that this transaction is 100% risk free.
 
I am waiting for your very urgent response by calling me on my private number TEL.NO.  00-27-60-323-7892 and forward all your response to my private email address as follows madodas2016@gmail.com
 
Best Regards
 
Hon.Madoda Sambatha
 
 
 
 

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