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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: "Engr.Alphonsus Boga" <alpho_boga@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 09:32:04 +0000
Subject: From :Engr.Alphonsus Boga

Engr.Alphonsus Boga
Petrol Ivoire.
Abidjan,
Cote'D' Ivoire.
Alternative Email: (alphoboga22@yahoo.com
Dear,
I am Engr.Alphonsus Boga, I am the chairman of contract awarding
committee for the past five years with petrol ivoire, which is a
national oil firm, of Cote d'Ivoire.
Three years ago, the late former military head of state, General
Robert Guei, ask me to award a contract to a firm for supply of heavy-duty
equipments to the oil firm (petrol ivoire).
He specifically called me after three months and asked me to prepare a
payment voucher to the tune of $53,700,000.00USD (Fifty three million
seven hundred thousand dollars) In favour of AL-bartis group, which
never existed or did supplied any thing but what can I say as a
dictator? Only to obey the instructions.
Unfortunately for him and fortunately for me, he was removed from
office as president of the country.
As the new government of president Gbagbo took over from him, I was
retained because of my sincerity. I returned $36,700,000,00, Out the
53,700 million. I have been waiting for an opportunity to come when I
shall move this $ 17 milliom dollars out of the country for my personal
use.
Right now I have created an avenue to move this money out of this
country if you will be interested to provide me with your bank account,I
will be glad to do this deal with you, shearing the money ratio is 30%
for you and 70% for me.
It is 100% risk free as I will educate you on the steps to fallow as
soon as you indicate your interest.
You can call me on this phone number +22507878301 or you send your
reply to me through this alternative email,( alphoboga22@yahoo.com ), if
any failure when sending your reply to me.
I will send to you more detail clarification as soon as I hear from
you.
Thanks and God bless for your co-operation.
Regards,
Engr.Alphonsus Boga





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