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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: CELINA WILLIAM <celina.william@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: celinaw5@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 11 May 2010 16:57:26 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: From Miss Celina William


>From Miss Celina William

Dear One,
 
My name is celina doudou william am 20yrs the only daughter of late chief doudou william the former president of Gold and Diamond Dealers Association of Coted'ivoire(G.D.A)Abidjan.Though, i never knew i will be an orphan at this early age of mine but the lord know the reason things fell apart.
 
However, i lost my mother when i was 3yrs old since then my father took me special been the only girl, not quiet long on Wednesday, 27 September 2006 please check the site and go through the news. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/talking_point/africa_have_your_say/5382904.stm
 toxic waste scandal occured in my country which claims alot of people.
 
Nevertheless, i was in school on this fateful day when i was called that my father was the hospital been infected by the toxic infection  i got there but the doctor said he could not survive the infection i cried because is the only one i have in life.It was there he called me by his bed side and disclose to me that he made deposition of fund worth of U.S$8.500,000(Eight million five hundred thousand dollar)which he use my name as the next of kin and his lawyer is aware of the fund and his entire properties not upto threedays i lost my father.
 
However, two months later after the death of my father his brother started selling my father property such as his factory, houses and his cars which he left  and i could not talk been a girl yet they stop me from going to school eversince i lost my father .Not queit long,my uncles were threathen me to give them the access to the money my late father deposited in the bank i have to ran to my friend house they locate me and plan with my friend to poison me for them to inherrite the money  but i escape from that, it was then i search for my late father's lawyer and he advice that the best thing for me is to leave the country before my uncles kill me.
 
Please friend, my motive of writing you is about an assistant to get this money transfer in your account in your country and arrange for me to come over there and further my education please am ready to offer you 20%of this money once you assist me and another 10% as compensation on any expenses you may incurr during this transaction please i need your urgent reply to this message because my life is in danger here please am begging you for your urgent reply so that i can give you more information on how this money will be transfer in your accountand also send you my picture for you to know me please i need your honest in this transfer because am scared not to fall in the hands of betrayers and fraudsters.
 
Thanks
Expecting to hear from you soon
celina doudou william

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