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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: "johnson zuma" <johnson_zuma441@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 08:22:09 +0200
Subject: AN URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL

Dear Friend,
REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE IN A FINANCIAL TRANSACTION
I am interested in your partnership in business
dealing. This business
proposal I wish to intimate you with is of mutual
benefit and its
success is entirely based on mutual trust, cooperation
and a high level
of confidentiality as regard this transaction.
I am representing the board of the contract award and
monitoring
committe of the south africa Ministry of Mining and
Resources. I am seeking
your assistance to enable me transfer the sum of
US$30,500,000.00
(Thirty Million,
Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) into
your private/company
account.
The fund came about as a result of a contract awarded
and executed for
and on behalf of my Ministry.
The contract was supposed to be awarded to two foreign
contractors to
the tune of US$180,000,000.00 (One hundred and Eighty
Million United
States Dollars). But in the course of negotiation,
the contract was awarded to a Bulgarian contractor at
the cost of
US$149,500,000.00 (One hundred and Forty-nine Million,
Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) to my
benefit unknown to
the contractor.
This contract has been satisfactorily executed and
inspected as the
Bulgarian firm is presently securing payment from my
Ministry, where
our
Board is in-charge of all foreign contract payment
approval.
As a civil servant still in active government service,
I am forbidden
by
law to operate an account outside the shores of
south africa.
Hence this message to you seeking your assistance so
as to enable me
present your private/company account details as a
beneficiary of
contractual claims alongside that of the Bulgarian
contractor,
to enable me transfer the difference of
US$30,500,000.00 (Thirty
Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars)
into your
provided
account.
On actualisation, the fund will be disbursed as stated
below.
1. 20% of the fund will be for you as beneficiary
2. 80% of the fund will be for Us.
All logistics are in place and all modalities worked
out for a smooth
actualisation of the transaction within the next few
working days of
commencement,
For further details as to the workability of this
transaction, please
reach me as soon as possible for further
clarification. Please, contact
me  via email at johnson_moyo444@hotmail.com,Thank you and God bless as I await your urgent
response.
Yours Sincerely,
Mr. JOHNSON ZUMA


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