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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: from Vivian coulibaly <vivianyak01@att.net>
Reply-To: yaknyak1990@yahoo.cn
Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2011 05:45:48 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Please Dear i need your help



Good day and how are you    
First of all I am sorry to come to you in this way, but I did as

my heart lead me to choose you, well I am Miss Vivian

Coulibaly, 21 years old girl, a student. I am the only child

and daughter to late Mr and 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 Abidjan, 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 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 at

Christ the King hospital Abidjan he secretly called me on

his bedside and told me that he has a fund ($10.000.000.00,

Ten Million American Dollars) which he deposited in a

Government bank here in Abidjan, that he used my name

as his only Daughter and the person who will inherit the

deposit fund in case if he is no more.
 
He also explained to me that it was because of all his

wealth that he was poisoned by one family member, he

continued to tell me that in case if he die, that i should not

stay in this country that i should seek for a foreign partner

in any country of my choice who will help and stand behind

me to claim out the money from the bank and transfer the

fund into his or her account then after the transfer i will

travel to meet with the person and use the money for

investment purpose and also further my education over

there in your country.
Therefore my dear I am desperately in need of your

humble assistance in following ways,
 
1)Your suggestions and ideas will be highly apprecaited.
2) To assist me in retriving this money from the bank to

your account,
3) To serve as the guardian of this money since i am still a

young student,
4) To make arrangement for me to come over to your

country to further my education and to secure a citizenship

permit in your country.
 
Moreover I am willing to give you 30% of the total sum as

compensation for your effort/input after the successful

transfer of this money to your account. and you will also

help me to invest my own share 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,

with the bank contact address so that you will contact the

bank and send them your account details for the transfer

of 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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