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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: HELEY ROCKIA <helerockf@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2022 09:26:10 +0000
Subject: Good Day; Dear Respectful One,

Good Day; Dear Respectful One,


I know that this mail might be a surprise to you. But please bring
your attention to read this message with a sympathetic mind, it is
with great tears and sorrow that I am writing you this mail today with
every hope that you will not betray my trust.

My Name is HELEY ROCKIA 19 years old girl from Sierra Leone. I have
emailed you some time ago without response from you, i hope all is
well with you and your family, Please go through below my mail and see
if you can Assist for Our mutual benefit, My Father was a business
contractor he specialized on importation and exportation of Petroleum
also Gold, he had a signed contract with Ivory Coast government to
build an oil-well,

Three days after his arrival in Ivory Coast to inspect the site where
he wants to build the oil-well, him and his business colleague was
shot by the outlaws and his colleague died instantly while my father
died one week after in the hospital there in Ivory Coast. before his
sudden death he told me about a deposit the sum of ( $25.4 Million U.S
Dollars ) which he kept in one bank there in Ivory Coast for the
oil-well project,

Recently, the bank management written me to present them my late
father Beneficiary since no name was mentioned as beneficiary during
the time of the deposit, so please i solicit for your assistance to
stands as my late father foreign beneficiary to enable the bank
release the fund to you, i look forward to hear from you for more
details if you are willing and Able to help me.

Best regards,
HELEY ROCKIA

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