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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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Fraud email example:

From: josephduruaku03@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 01:41:30 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=20PLEASE=20=20URGENT?=

Dear Sir,

Well I know you do not know me and you would be surprised by receiving this
e-mail from me, but I believe, one has to risk confiding in someone to succeed
sometimes in life, also it is after a lot of serious thought that I decided
to send you this offer which is going to be of mutual benefit to both of
us in the end.

I am Mr.Joseph Duruaku; I am a dircetor with the African Development Bank
Group, and the only reason why you are receiving this via this medium {email}
from me is because the internet is the fastest way to contact people.Well
this offer concerns an account that is now dormant and whose sole signatory
and owner is late, the said amount up to date now is £5.3 Million British
pounds,(Five million,Three hundred Thousand british pounds only).As a director
with the African Development Bank Group, I cannot directly lay claim to
these funds since i came across it. Also the fact that i am not a foreigner
like the deceased was also hinders me from claiming this funds.Note that
the management of the bank would only welcome a foreigner with the right
information to the account to claim the funds since no one has come for
it for over 3 years now as the beneficiary.

I am using this medium to solicit your help and assistance since you are
a foreigner and i would give you all the details of the account as your
partner on this deal,to stand in as the next of KIN, to claim the funds
for you and I from the bank as the sole beneficiary and next of kin to the
late man who had the account so that the bank will not declare the account
dormant,freeze or confiscate the amount.

Upon getting the money from the bank,i propose we share it this way,for
your assistance on this transaction we would share the funds as follows
below:

1. 40% of the funds which is £2,120,000:00 only, would be your share.
2. 60% will go to me as the initiator of the business.
(Note that this is open to negotiation should you ask for
it,as a partner).

I am anxiously looking forward to hearing from you and I guarantee that
this would be executed under a legitimate arrangement between you and i.Please
direct your

response to my private email account below:

{josephduruaku503@yahoo.co.uk}

Hope you understand, and I am Anticipating your swift
response.

Yours Truly,

Mr.Joseph Duruaku.

Director-The African Development Bank Group.





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