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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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Some comments about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?olika=20eze?= <olikaeze2@yahoo.dk>
Reply-To: olikaezenando@myway.com
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 11:07:32 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: NEXT OF KIN


Jeg har en ny e-mail-adresse!Nu kan du e-maile mig på: olikaeze2@yahoo.dk

Dear Sir /Madam

I am Mr.Olikaezea close personal assistance to Engr. Donald a National

of your country who is an engineer and contractor that used to work and

supply equipments to Multi national Oil Company in West African with

his basein Lagos the capital of Republic of Nigeria It is highly

unfortunate and my heart still bleeds as I relate and recount this sad

story to you. On14th June 2002.


My Boss, his wife and two children were involved in a car accident along

Lagos Ibadan High way. All the occupants of the vehicle lost their lives

and since then I have made several inquires to your embassy to locate

any of my Boss extended relatives ended without any atom of success.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his last

name over the INTERNET, to locate any member of his family, hence I

contact you to assists in repatriating the sums of$25.5 million DOLLARS

my boss deposited with the security company here in Republic of NIgeria

before his untimely death with his families.


The security company were my Boss lodged this money have issued me a

notice to provide the Next Of Kin to my Boss before the money gets

confiscated or declare unserviceable by the security company, within the

next official limited time. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating

the relatives for over six months now.


I seek your transparent consent to present you as the next of kin of the

deceased ,so that the proceeds of this money can be delivered to you at

your home country by the security company. As a personal assistance to

my dead Boss I have all the document of deposit to back up the claim of

the money from the security company.


All I requireity from you is your honest cooperation and confidential to

enable us see the deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed

under lagete mate arrangement and transparency.


Hence an attorney will provide neecessary legal documents that can be

used to back up all the claims, Finally could you inform me of your

acceptance to carry out this deal with me, I shall in turn tell you the

code and batch number my deceases Boss deposited the money with the

security company including the name and particulars of the security

company where the money is lodged.


Again you are entitled to 30% of the total sum of the money while 70%

ofthe money should be kept for me as soon as the money is delivered to

your home country by the security company.

Best regards.

Mr.Olikaeze




- olika eze


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