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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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Fraud email example:

From: From Vivian b Couly <vivian1989bhc@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: vivianbhc@ok.net
Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2011 01:39:55 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Dear I need your support Please


My Dear,   

I am sorry to come to you in this way but I did as my heart lead me to choose you for this important issue. Well I am Miss Vivian Coulibaly, 21 years old girl a student. I am the only child and daughter to late Mr & Mrs Bright Hyman Coulibaly A Nationality of Ivory Coast.
My father was a wealthy man and the owner of BRISCO CAR DEALERS LTD in the city of LOME TOGO, 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 of heart failure when I was just 6 years old. Since my mother died, my father took me so special because I am motherless. When my father was at the point of death in the Hospital he secretly called me on his Bed side and told me that he has a fund (5,000.000. Five Million American Dollars) which he deposited in a Government bank here in the capital territory LOME, that he used my name as his Next of Kin and the person who will inherit the deposit fund in case if he is no more.
 
Since last year my father died I was busy with my studies before the recent political crisis arises in my country ivory coast Which has affected many soul to be killed and injured, I have manage to escape from my country now to this country TOGO for the claiming of my father fund in the bank so that I can use the money to start up a new life and to further my education and for investment of the money because I will not return back again in that my country.

Therefore my dear I am desperately in need of your humble assistance in following ways,
1) To assist me in retrieving this money from the bank to your own account,
2) To serve as the guardian of this money and to help me invest it in a good business since i am still a young student,
3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to secure a citizenship permit in your country because i don't want to stay again in my country for my safety.
 
Further more you will also assist me in the transfer expenses because i cant afford to finance the transfer alone due to my condition here in this foreign land. I am willing to give you 40% of the total sum as compensation for your input effort and expense you could make for the successful transfer of the money to your account. And you will also help me to invest my own share 60% into a good business so that i will not suffer in future. Immediately i hear from you concerning my request. I will forward to you all the necessary information's concerning this deposit Fund so that we can start the procedure of transfer the money to your account.

I will stop here now and wait to hear from you soon.
Thanks and God bless you as you bring out your heart willingly to help me out.
 
My Love and best regards to you.
           
Vivian Coulibaly.



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