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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: "KOME BOGA DOUDOU" <komdoudou@walla.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: boga_kome@katamail.com
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 22:20:03 +0200
Subject: FROM KOME

DEAR,

PERMIT ME TO SOLICIT FOR YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE IN THIS SUCH AN INFORMAL MANNER FOR NATURE HAS A WAY OF BRINGING PEOPLE OF DIVERSE,ETHNIC AND SOCIAL BACKGROUNDS TOGETHER FOR THE SOLE AIM OF ACHIEVING A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

BEFORE ELUCIDATING FURTHER,LET ME TAKE A BRIEF TIME OUT TO INTRODUCE MYSELF.I AM MR KOME BOGA DOUDOU THE ONLY SURVIVING CHILD OF THE LATE FORMER INTERIOR MINISTER OF IVORY COAST MR BOGA DOUDOU WHO WAS KILLED TOGETHER WITH MY MOTHER AND SISTER DURING AN UPRISING THAT STARTED ON THE 29TH OFSEPTEMBER 2003 IN THE IVORIAN CAPITAL ABIDJAN AND IS STILL ESCALATING BY THE DAY.

I HAPPENED TO BE AWAY ON THE FATEFUL DAY ONLY TO COME BACK THE NEXT MORNING TO LEARNT THAT MY ENTIRE FAMILY HAS BEEN EXTERMINATED.THE INVADING SOLDIERS CARTED AWAY VALUABLES WHICH INCLUDES PRECIOUS ITEMS AND CASH BUT I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE COME ACROSS AN ENVELOPE IN MY FATHER'S BEDROOM CONTAINING DEPOSIT DOCUMENTS TOTALLING FIFTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS.(US$15.000.000.00)DEPOSITED IN A FINANCE
AND SECURITY COMPANY IN EUROPE UNDER MY NAME AS THE BENEFICIARY/NEXT OF KIN.

THROUGH THE ASSISTANCE OF MY FATHER'S AID, I WAS BUNGLED OUT OF THE CAPITAL CITY TO DAKAR SENEGAL WHEN THE FOREIGN NATIONALS WERE BEING EVACUATED TO A SAFE PLACE. PRESENTLY I AM IN DAKAR SENEGAL UNDER HIDING FOR FEAR OF FURTHER REPRISALS BY MY FATHER'S ENEMIES.

I AM WRITING WITH A VIEW OF SOLICITING FOR YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE TOWARDS THE RETRIVAL AND THE TRANSFERS OF THIS FUNDS CURRENTLY DEPOSITED IN THE ASSETS AND TREASURES DEPARTMENT OF THE SECURITY COMPANY TO YOUR POSITION FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES TO BE MANAGED AND HANDLED BY YOU.

I SHALL GIVE YOU ALL THE DETAILS IN OUR SUBSEQUENT CORRESPONDENCES.THIS IS MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS: boga_kome@katamail.com

SIR,PLEASE KEEP THIS PROPOSAL CONFIDENTIAL. IF YOU ARE NOT DISPOSED TO ASSIST ME, KINDLY DISREGARD THIS OFFER AND KEEP IT TO YOURSELF IN VIEW OF MY PERSONAL SECURITY.

THANKS.
YOURS FAITHFULLY
MR KOME BOGA DOUDOU.



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