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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: Rose Philip <missrosephilip3@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 3 May 2011 04:32:17 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Hi


Dearest One,
How is your day?  Mine is hot over here in Dakar Senegal .
My name is Rose Philip (26) single and never married,
 
I am from GUINEA in west Africa and presently residing  here in the charity home in Dakar Senegal ,(as a result of the civil war that was fought in my country). My late father was the chairman managing director of DE BLESSED INDUSTRIAL COMPANY LTD, in conakry guinea .He is also the personal adviser to the former head of state before the rebels
attacked our house one early morning and killed both him and my mother.Its sad for me .
I am the only one alive now and i've managed to make my way to this nearby country called Senegal where i am living now as a refugee.

I got to know about senegal because my father used to visit senegal with his business partners when he used to be alife.After his death i checked his protfolio to discover that he deposited the sum of amounts $5. 400 000.00 (Five Million Four Hundred Thousand dollars)at a bank here in senegal .I have contacted the bank to see if i can claim this funds but the bank told me that the funds can not be released to me due to my refufgee status here.But they adviced me and assure me that they will releas ethe funds to me if i can get a non refugee representaftive to stand for me and claim it
 
Pls this is why i have contacted you ok,I would like to know how trustworthy you are ,because i need your help to stand on my beahalf in claiming out the funds out of this bank to your own account there in your country, aso after the transfer i can come over there in your country to meet with you in person for the collection and investment of the funds.

After the transfer you shall have 15% of the funds as your share of it while you will also assist me to invest the rest there in your country because i do not know much about investments there

I hope to hear from you soonest, if you can help me receive the funds in your country
Thank you dear
Yours in love,
Rose Philip

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