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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: dr makume <dr_makume005@yahoo.ca>
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 00:38:51 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: URGENT FAMILY ASSISTANCES NEEDED


FROM:DR PETER MAKUME
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
JOHANNESBURG
Email;dr_makume005@yahoo.ca
TEL:27-09-73-277-89-15
ATTIN C.E.O & DIRECTOR MANAGER REP
Dear

My name is [Dr Peter Makume] the elder son of Mr. Robertson Makume of Zimbabwe. This might be a surprise to you about where I got your contact address. I got your address from the South African Chamber of Commerce in Johannesburg South Africa.

During the current war against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the supports of our President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white-owned farms to his party members and his followers, he ordered all white
farmers to surrender all their farms to his party members and his followers.

My father is one of the best farmers in our country and because he did not support Mugabe’s ideas Mugabe’s supporters invaded my father’s farm and burnt everything in the farm, killing my father and made
away with a lot of items in my father’ s farm.

Before his death, my father have had deposited with one of the Security Company in Johannesburg, South Africa the sum of [US$26 Million] (Twenty Six Million United States Dollars). After his death we decided to move to the Republic of South Africa where he had deposited the money in the Security Company as valuables.

So I decided to contact overseas firm and companies that will assist me to move this money out of South Africa because as asylum seekers we are not allowed to operate any bank account within South Africa. The family have agreed to offer you 20% of the total sum for your assistance, 5% will be set aside for any expenses that may be incurred in the course of this transaction and 75% will be for me and my family to invest in
your country.

All I want you to do is to furnish me with your entire personal phone and fax numbers for easy communication. Note that this transaction is 100% risk-free and absolutely confidential.

Thanks and God bless.
As we waith for your respone
Regards,
DR PETER MAKUME






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