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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: Samuel Tettey <info@tange-estate.com>
Reply-To: samtettey001@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2022 08:33:54 +0000
Subject: I need your assistance, Read carefully and get back to me


Good Day,

My name is Samuel Tettey; I am a Principal Partner at Tettey LLP, in
Accra Ghana. Apologies if my letter came to you as a surprise.

There is an unclaimed “permanent life insurance policy” held by my
deceased client. The transaction pertains to an unclaimed “Payable on
death” (“POD”) savings monetary deposit in the sum of Eleven Million,
Five Hundred & Fifty Thousand, and Three Hundred United States Dollars
($11,550,300.00). The policy holder was my client, Late Dr. Jose, who
was a Real Estate Investor and precious stone dealer. He was a Covid-19
Victim, Who died about 2 years ago. He died without a will over the
fixed deposit funds.

The insurance company code stipulates that “Insured Permanent Policies"
not claimed must be turned over to the abandoned property division of
the state after 2-3 years.

Therefore, I ask for your consent to be in partnership with me to
receive the fund in your account. All I need from you is to stand as the
heir to the deceased, in view of the fact that you share the same last
name and nationality with the deceased. I agree that the money will be
shared as follows: 45% for you and 45% for me, and 10% will be donated
to charity organizations.

This is 100% risk free; I do have all necessary documentation to
expedite the process in a highly professional and confidential manner. I
will provide all the relevant documents to substantiate your claim as
the beneficiary. This claim requires a high level of confidentiality and
it may take up to fourteen (14) business days, from the date of receipt
of your consent.

For more details, contact me on this Email ID: ( samuel@tetteyllp.com )
I will tell you how this transaction would be successfully achieved
within 2 weeks.

Regards,

Samuel Tettey

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