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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: "Gary B. Morolo" <g.mobheki19@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2022 14:04:12 +0200
Subject: REQUEST FOR PARTNERSHIP

#82 El Vilagio, Campbell Road DouglasDale
Johannesburg, South Africa

I trust you are well.
I know this is certainly an unconventional way of starting a relationship
but please rest assured it's all with good intention. I am making this
contact with you based on our need for a silent foreign partner to receive
funds on our behalf and if we can reach agreement, funds will be invested
as would be agreed.

For introduction; I am representing a well positioned government official
in-charge of contracts award department. The funds in question accrued from
foreign contracts executed and paid for by the department. The actual
contract cost has been paid to the original contractor, leaving the
over-invoiced amount unclaimed which is what we want to transfer.

Also, your profession or business specialization does not matter with
regard to successful execution of this project as all we need is a foreign
national who we will present as beneficiary of the outstanding amount and
we will process the payment to his/her foreign account since we cannot
utilize a local citizen. There is no risk whatsoever involved as it is a
legitimate deal that will meet all legal requirements.

Kindly send your response to me if you are ready, capable and willing to
co-operate with me. The actual amount involved is 58m Dollars

Yours sincerely,
Gary Morolo

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