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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: "David Coleman" <coleman@david22.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 01:15:02 +0000
Subject: Goodday.

FROM: DAVID COLEMAN,
ASYLUM SEEKERS CENTER,
HEERENVEEN,
NEDERLANDS.
 I am Mr David Coleman the eldest son of Chief Michael Coleman from Liberia presently in Netherlands. My father was killed three years ago (2002) in the war in Liberia including my only brother.
 During the war in my country and following the indiscriminate looting of Public and Government properties by the rebel forces, the Liberian mining co-operation was one of the target looted and it was destroyed. My late father was a top official with Liberian Mining co-operation, he was among six other top Government functionaries that were attacked and killed by the rebels because of his relationship with the civilian Government of Charles Taylor.
 I and my two sisters relocated to Ivory Coast with my mother to stay with the only surviving relative of the family to secure ourselves until October last year 2003 I and my two sisters relocate to Nederland seeking asylum here, we lost our mother after a brief illness in Ivory Coast.
  Since our arrival in Nederland, I have been searching for a liable person who can help us secure my father's wealth deposited in
Europe in a security out fit.
  I am writing you in absolute confidence primarily to seek your assistance to transfer our cash of Eighteen million U.S
Dollars ($18,000.000.00) now in the custody of a private Security trust firm in Europe, the money is in trunk boxes deposited and declared as Precious stones by my late father as a matter of fact the company does not know the content as money, although my Father made them to understand that the boxes belongs to his foreign partner.
 Source of the money: My late Father Chief Michael Coleman is a native of Kru tribe in the Northern province of Liberia, was the
General Manager of Liberia Mining co-operation (L.M.C.) Monrovia. According to my Father this money was the income accrued from Mining Co-operation’s over draft and minor sales of Diamonds and Gold. My Father was ready to go  to Europe to clear the goods before he met his on timely death. Before the peak of the civil war between the rebels forces and the Government forces demanding forceful removal from power of the civilian President Charles Taylor by the rebels.
  My Father had already made arrangement for his family to be evacuated to Ivory Coast with the CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT AND THE AGREEMENT OF DEPOSIT he made with the security firm in Europe. As a result of my fathers death and with the information we got that the rebels are out for us the burden became too much for me to handle coupled with the ill health of my mother she died in the process as I could not afford her a decent medical care. The unrest in Ivory Coast and the threat from the rebels against  our lives, made us to be evacuated to Nederland last year October 2003  where I and my two sisters are seeking political asylum, we are at present in an asylum camp in a small village in Nederland(HOLLAND).
 Our only hope now is in you and the boxes deposited in the Security Firm To this effect, humbly solicit your assistance in the followings ways.
 1). To assist me claim this boxes from the security Firm as our foreign partner,
2). To transfer this money (USD$18Million) in your name to your country,
3). To make a good arrangement for a joint business investment on our behalf in your country and you, our Adviser/ Manager. For your assistance, I have decided that 20% of the total amount will be for your effort and another 5 % to cover all the expenses that may incur during the business transaction.
 Whether or not you are interested in assisting us. This will enable us make alternative plans, in the event of non-interest on your part.
 Lastly, I urge you to keep this transaction strictly confidential as no one knows our where about. Please as you show your willingness, forward to me your full name, address and Tel/ Fax numbers, to me via my private email, and I will get back to you immediately with more information's and subsequently send you the necessary documents needed in this transaction.
 Please reply to coleman22@teenmail.co.za
  
 Thanks.
MR DAVID COLEMAN.
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