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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: Eki Magra <eki.magra@outlook.fr>
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2015 11:06:52 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Remain Blessed.


>From Ms Eki Magra,

Greeting, permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. I got your contact from the International web site directory.

I am Ms Eki Magra the only Daughter of late Mr. and Mrs.Adams Magra, My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in Abidjan, the economic capital of Ivory Coast before he was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outing to discuss on a business deal. When my mother died on the 21st October 2001, my father took me very special because i am motherless.

Before the death of my father in a private hospital here in Abidjan, He secretly called
me on his bedside and told me that he had a sum of $9,8000.000(NINE Million EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND Dollars) left in a suspense account in a Bank here in Abidjan, that he
used my name as his first Daughter for the next of kin in deposit of the fund,that I should seek for God fearing foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this Fund and use it for investment purposes (such as real estate Or Hotel management). I am honorably seeking your assistance in the following ways.

1) To provide a Bank account where this money would be transferred to.

2) To help me to claim and receive the Fund on your account as my guardian of this Fund since I am a girl of 19 years old.

Moreover I am are willing to offer you 15% of the total sum as compensation for effort input after the successful transfer of this fund to your designated account overseas.

Anticipating to hear from you soon.

Thanks

Your Sincerely

Eki Magra

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