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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: "Abu Bello" <drabubello@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:05:25 +0000
Subject: IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE

Dear Sir/ Madam
 
My Name is Dr Abu Bello, I am the personal Assistance of the Late Mrs,Stella Obasanjo the wife of the Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo. Mrs, Stella Obasanjo just died on the early hours of Sunday 23rd October 2005 in a hospital in Spain where she went for a surgical operation.Before the death of Late Mrs,Stella Obasanjo she placed the sum of Twenty Seven Million United States Dollars (U.S.$27,000,000) in a security company in U.K.
 
The Security Company does not know of the content of the boxes in their vault, I happened to know of the content of these boxes because I am the Personal Assistance handling all the late president’s wife financial matters.
The documents of these funds are on my position so I seek assistance to get the funds out of her family,does not know of these funds including the president.
 
I here by seek a trust worthy person who is ready so we can complete this transaction as soon as possible and this person will get 30% from the total sum.
Please respond back with your full contact information if you are willing to assist me on this transaction.
View web site bellow for obituary of late Mrs.Stella Obasanjo.
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/10/23/obasanjo.obituary/index.html
 
Regards
Dr Abu Bello

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