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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: "thierry_coulibaly7@yahoo.co.jp" <thierry_coulibaly7@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: thierry_coulibaly00@yahoo.ca
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 19:54:50 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From Thierry Coulibaly

Dearest one,
Compliments of the season to you.
I want to start by apologizing for intruding into your privacy and life like this,but please bear with me as my situation is very serious and i am in dire need of your urgent assistance . I'm sending you special greeting which I hope you will accept with warm heart and I know this mail may get
to you as a suprise, I decided to write you after going through your profile, and I believe and hope i can trust you and you will not betray or cheat me. I am Thierry Coulibaly from Ivory Coast. I am an orphan being that I lost my parents. My father was a serving director of the Cocoa exporting
board until his death.He was assassinated alongside my mother by the rebels following the political uprising in my country. Before the death of my father he told me that he has the sum of Ten Million, United States Dollars. (US$10,000,000.00) compiles in a metallic box and deposited with one of
the security company in here in Cote D 'Ivoire.This fund he intended to buy a cocoa processing machine.I want you to help me remit these funds from the security firm as i am incapable of doing it myself because of the rules that governing the box which state that i must present my late father
foreign partner because my late father said that his foreign partner will retrieve the boxfromtheircustody and as well i can not do it financially myself. I have with me the necessary document that the security firm gives to my father being secure with my name as a beneficiary. I wish to tell you
that after you might have help me stand as my late father foreign patner in remitted/collected the funds from the security company,
I intend for you to use the funds for the following;
1.To start a better life again and as well further my education. 2. Invest in real estate and industrial production. 3. Make a charity donation to orphanage home. 4. Meanwhile 25% of the total funds will be for you, for your Assistance.
This is my reason for writing to you. Please if you are willing to assist me ,indicate your interest in replying soonest to me through this address (thierry_coulibaly24@yahoo.fr)
Thanks and best regards .
Thierry Coulibaly




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