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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 by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "JEAN SOME" <jeansome_chambers9@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: jeansome_chambers@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2006 15:40:58 +0100
Subject: FROM JEAN SOME

OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL ATTORNEY
JEAN SOME  CHAMBERS 
 #28 PLATEAU BOULVD.BP 7O8 CENTRAL DISTRCT,
ABIDJAN -  COTE D'IVOIRE.

 
Dear  Pronk,

Compliments of the day to you. I crave your indulgence to  solicit your confidentiality and assure you that I am contacting you in good faith and this proposal will be of mutual benefit.In as much as I know that this mail might come to you as a surprise but kindly permit me to go ahead and relay the message to you and faithfully lend me your ears and mind to the message . I am Mr.Jean Some  (Esq.) (LL.B HONS), personal attorney to late Engr.Halim  Pronk a foreign Contractor and Enginneer with  Marine Company's  in West Africa . My client, late Engr.Halim  Pronk  was killed with his entire family on 26th December 2004  fatal Tsunami desaster in Asia while on annual vacation , sparing none of their lives.

Before his death, I assisted him in the deposit of some funds and properties with a Bank for safekeeping. The funds have remained unclaimed since his death,and such unclaimed funds are appropriated and returned to the treasury as a matter of policy. Considering the lack of success in my bid to locate any of his relatives for over a year now, I hereby solicit your conscent to enable me present you as the Next of Kin to my deceased client.

I am contacting you for two reasons.Firstly, you both have the same last name, which makes the claim most credible. Secondly, I strongly believe that the Bank does not deserve to inherit the funds. These reasons led to my resolve to claim the funds, which was why I contacted you.

With your permission, I will proceed to establish you as the next of kin/Beneficiary to my late client. As soon as this is done, you will then give instructions to the Bank to transfer the deposited funds and related property documents into another account you will provide, after which we shall then share the funds upon agreed terms.I will provide you with further details on receiving your response.
 
Expecting your immediate and esteemed cooperation as response.


Regards,
Mr.Jean Some (Esq.) (LLB.HONS)
Principal Attorney.
 
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