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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: "MRS ELIZABETH MUPASE" <elizabethmupase@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 21:05:28 +0100
Subject: FREE DONATION FROM MRS ELIZABETH

Dear One

I am Mrs Elizabeth Mupase from Solomon Islands. I am married to Mr. Lobi Mupase who worked with our Embassy in Ivory Coast for nine years before he died in the year 2002. We were married for eleven years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only
four days.

Before his death we were both born again Christian. Since his death I decided not to remarry or get a child outside my matrimonial home which the Bible is against.When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $10.5 Million in a Bank in Cote D lvoire

Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next Eight months due to cancer problem. Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to a church,organization or good person that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein .The Bible made us to understand that "Blessed is the hand that giveth.

Thanks and Remain blessed in the Lord.
I remain yours sister in Christ.

Mrs. Elizabeth Mupase


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