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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: blessingcouly2@terra.com.mx
Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 17:58:15 +0200
Subject: FROM MRS BLESSING COLIBALY

FROM MRS BLESSING COLIBALY
Dearest,

I greet you in the name of our GOD.

My name is Mrs.BLESSING COULIBALY. I am a widow and a
mother of a girl without a male Child.
I know you will see my letter to you as anembarrassment considering the
fact that we do not know ourselves. I plead with you to be patient with
me and give me audience because I found myself in a situation that I dont
have any option than to look for a Foreigner who can help me in this problem
I found myself, so I feel very pleased to contact you for your assistance
and business relationship.

I live in Cote D'Ivoire with my only Daughter. My late husband was a loving,
caring and hardworking Businessman who deals on OIL AND PETROLEUM BUSINESS
but was killed by hired armed assasins. Before the sudden death of my beloved
husband, and father of my daughter, my late husband intended to make an
establishment through the assistance of his FOREIGN PARTNER outside Africa
with the sum of US$15,000,000.00 (FIFTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS)
but unfortunately he died before this proposed venture without even submitting
the particulars of his FOREIGN INVESTOR whom the money was to be transferred
into his account. Following his death, his family members insisted that
I am not entitled to his property (Assets and money) since I am a woman
and my offspring is only a girl and I do not have a male child for my late
husband claiming that it is what our tradition entails. Well, because of
this barbaric traditional law in the Tribe of my Late Husband which doesn't
permit a woman to inherit her Husbands property incase of death if she has
no male child, the relatives of my late Husband are expected by tradition
to take over the management of his business and other properties.

Unfortunately to this wicked family members of my late Husband, the US$15,000,000.00
which my late Husband intended to invest Abroad through his FOREIGN PARTNER
was deposited in a bank account unknown to them.

I am requesting for your total assistance to me in transferring this fund
into your account. then I and my only daughter will leave this country and
come and meet with you in your country where we wish to stay for the rest
of our lives to enable me take care of my only daughters educational needs
since my late husband's family members vehemently opposed the furtherance
of her education.

At this juncture, I therefore ask for your sincere assistance in providing
me with your bank details and the enablement to facilitate the remittance
of this money into any of your nominated Bank Account Particulars. As soon
as I get your positive response, I shall provide you with all the necessary
detail for this transfer including the documents of the deposit of the
money which is in my position now.

I have decided to give you 20% of the total money as a reward for your sincere
assistance and 5% for any miscelleneous expenses that might be incured in
the transaction while the remaining 75% of the money will be put into any
lucrative investment of your choice which of course will be under your Management
and control.

Please for confidentiality and secrecy because at this moment I and my only
daughters is staying in a guesthouse where we hid for the security of our
life. kindly contact me through my email and I will call you when you
give me your telephone contact.

It is important I inform you that my late Husbands bank has assured me that
there will be a smooth transfer of the money into your account that you
will sumit to them,I want you to know that the transaction is 100% risk
free and successful.

Thanking you for your anticipated co-operation and
response urgently.

Remain Blessed.
Yours Respectfully,
Mrs.BLESSING COULIBALY.

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