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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: "Mrs.Sema Gonca" <hr@mail.yamoffice.yam.com>
Reply-To: <mrs.semagonca2@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:16:17 +0300
Subject: My Dearest one ........

My Dearest one ,

My husband (Dr. Firat Gonca ) was the director of Vegetable Oil Company (VOC) before his death, with my two children were involved in a car accident on December 26th 2004, before this happened, my business and concern for making money was all I care for, I never really cared about other values in life.

Since I was bereaved, I have found a new desire to assist helpless families, I have been helping orphans in orphanage/motherless homes, I have also donated some money for humanitarian needs, and only recently I saw on television the colossal loss of properties and livelihood of people in Libya.

I was moved with great pity and compassion that I decided to make this contribution on assisting people over there or any part of the world like Asia/ Europe and America that might still need any financial help, I have kept (US$28.2 Million) United States Dollars in a long-term deposit in a financial institution.

Presently, I'm in a hospital where I have been undergoing treatments for Cancer at Memorial Hospital Here in Northern Cyprus.I have since lost my ability to talk and my doctors have told me that I have only few weeks to live, It is my last wish to see this money distributed to charity organization in the World like I said, since friends and extended family members have plundered so much of my wealth since my illness, I cannot live with the agony entrusting this huge responsibility to any of them no longer.

Please, I beg you in the name of God to help me collect the deposit and distribute it accordingly Use your judgment to distribute the money and keep 30% of it to yourself. Feel free to reimburse yourself when you have the money for any expenses you made during the process of collecting/claiming the Funds on my behalf.

Please If you are willing to help, please reply as soon as possible, Again I will allow you to communicate with the Financial institution were the fund is directly upon the receipt of your reply because I want this project to be completed within two weeks before I die according to the Doctor.

And also attach to me in your return mail your personal details for familiarity, May the good lord bless you.

1. Your Full Names
2. Your Age
3. Your Marital Status
4. Your Occupation
5. Your Mobile Numbers/Fax

I am waiting for your response and have a nice day.


Yours faithfully,

Mrs .Sema Gonca

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