This archive documents emails from the notorious Nigeria Connection (Advance Fee Fraud / 419 Scam). Have you received such a mail? Report it – protect others from inheritance scams, lottery fraud, romance scams, and money transfer fraud.
The "Nigeria Connection" refers to one of the oldest and most widespread Internet fraud schemes: Advance Fee Fraud, also known as the 419 scam after the relevant section of the Nigerian Criminal Code.
The goal is always the same: the victim is asked to pay an upfront "fee" to receive a supposedly much larger sum of money – which, of course, never materialises.