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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: =?UTF-8?B?IkJydWN5IElicmFoaW0i?= <brucy014@terra.com>
Date:
Subject:

Good Day And God Bless,
 
Please permit me to introduce mysel= f, I am Miss Brucy Ibrahim Coulibaly 25 years old female from  the Rep= ublic of Ivory Coast, West Africa, I'm the Daughter of Late Chief Sgt. Ibra= him Coulibaly  (a.k.a General IB ). My late Father was a well known Iv= ory Coast military leader. He died on Thursday 28 April 2011 during the las= t political crisis in my country, I lost my mother at the  same time, = and on my arrival from school I saw the death body of my mother,
I am co= ntacting you because i want you to stand as my guardian in the management o= f a sum $8.5 million u.s dollars that my late father left for me before he = died. I have the documents which 
the bank requested and I have con= firmed from the bank where he deposited the fund with my name as the next o= f kin, I want you to understand that I am not ready to continue my life her= e in Africa  my life is not secured and please come to my rescue,I am = ever ready to offer you 30% for your  help,10% will be donated to the = orphans like me to help the poor, after everything  you will help = ; me invest the balance  in your country also you will recommend a goo= d university where i will  complete my studies. Please take me like yo= ur daughter or your sister. Thanks and I will give you more details as soon= as I hear from you.
Sincerely Yours,Miss Brucy Ibrahim Coulibaly.

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