419 scam: Anita Coulibaly <anitabaly@saviourmail.com> Greetings!

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "account in your country or any safer place" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Anita Coulibaly <anitabaly@saviourmail.com>
Reply-To: anitabaly@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:17:20 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Greetings!

Greetings!

I am Anita Coulibaly by name, 19 years old, from Ivory Coast. I am an orphan being that I lost my parents a couple of years ago. My father was a serving director of the Cocoa exporting board until his death.

While my Mum was a nurse by profession. Both were poisoned in political meeting on April 13th 2007 by the rebels following the political uprising in my country. Before the death of my parents they had an account here in Côte d´Ivoire up to the tune of US$9.5Million Dollars which he told the bank was for the importation of cocoa processing machine.

Now as a left over next of kin, I want you to do me a favour by giving you the trust to receive this funds to a safe account in your country or any safer place as the beneficiary. I have plans to do investment in your country where i and my money will be safe, like real estate and industrial production and also start to complete my studies there in your country.

Am hiding now to avoid been killed as my parents were kill and not ready to come out, until you help me claim the money and i come over to where you are staying. Then i will have rest of mind.

This is my reason for writing to you.

Please if you are willing to assist me , indicate your interest in replying soonest.

Thanks and best regards .

Yours Sincerely,
Anita Coulibaly.

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