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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: From Vivian Coulibaly <nan_vivian@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: nanfromvivian@rocketmail.com
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:23:39 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Please My Dear Help Me Out


Greetings to you my dearest one.  

I am sorry to come to you in this way, I came across your profile and i chose to contact you, well i really want to share my feelings and my burden with you, let me introduce my self to you, I am Miss Vivian Coulibaly, 21 years old girl, A student. I am the only child and daughter to late Mr and Mrs Bright Hyman Coulibaly. A Nationality of Ivory Coast in West Africa.
 
My father was the owner of  BRISCO CAR DEALERS LTD  in the city of Abidjan, also he was a politician before he was poisoned by the enemies of progress and he fall into deep sickness that lead him to death, His death was very painful to me because My mother died when I was just 6 years old . Since my mother died my father took me so special because I am motherless. Before the death of my father on September 3rd 2009 at Christ the King hospital Abidjan he secretly called me on his bedside and told me that he has a sum ($10.000.000.00, TEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) which he deposited in a Government bank here in Abidjan, that he used my name as his only Daughter and the person who will inherit the deposit fund in case if he is no more.
 
He also explained to me that it was because of all his wealth that he was poisoned by evil one who was trying to overtake his position in governance, he continued and tell me that in case if he is no more that i should not stay in this country that i should seek for a foreign partner in any country of my choice who will help and stand behind me to claim out the fund from the bank and transfer the fund into his or her account then after the transfer i will travel to meet with the person and use the fund for investment purpose and also further my education over there. My dearest one, please I am now asking for your honorable assistance to help me to claim out the fund from the bank. Your suggestions and ideas will be highly appreciated. And after the successful transfer of the money into your account, I promise to give you 30% of the total money for your kind effort to assist me in this transfer, and you will also help me to invest my own share into a good
business so that i will not suffer in future.
 
My Dearest Please, Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible.
Immediately i hear from you concerning my request. I will forward to you all the necessary information's and document concerning this deposit Fund, with the bank contact so that you will contact the bank for the transfer of the money to your account.
I will be waiting to hear from you soon. Thanks and GOD bless you as you bring out your heart willingly to help me out from this situation.
 
My Love and best regards to you.
Yours lovely one
 
Vivian Coulibaly.






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