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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: "mrba_n8 ba_n8" <ba_n8@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 04 Aug 2005 10:20:39 +0000
Subject: (Urgent reply needed) FROM TRADE AND INVESTMENTS LIMPOPO!

FROM TRADE AND INVESTMENTS
LIMPOPO
HEADOFFICE
130A MARSHALLSTREET
POLOKWANE
0699
Tel:+27-83-349-7969

Dear, We the officials of LIMPOPO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRADE AND INVESTMENTS
beg you to be our foreign representative to easily accept/transfer the sum
of US$27 million into your designated account overseas.
This is a total sum from an over invoiced/overestimated sum from awarded
contracts to foreign firms
since 1995 for developing LIMPOPO PROVINCE and South Africa in general.
Dear, this is very confidential to us since it is only few of us in office
that know about this deal. If you cannot assist us, please do not let any
other person know about it so that our work and position in office would not
be jeopardised.
If you are willing to assist us, kindly contact us on our direct mobile
phone+27-83-3497-969,so that we can give you the detailed information on how
to achieve a smooth transfer.or you send mail
immediately.
An urgent and kind response will be highly appreciated.
Thanks and with best regards,
Mr. Banard Yoveile(senior officer/staff)

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