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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" <lilian@ditoca.dk>
Reply-To: vivian1992bhc@yahoo.cn
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:58:22 +0100
Subject: Help Me Please




Dear,
With due respect my dear,I am sorry to come to you in this way please bear
with me, My name is Miss Vivian Coulibaly, 19 years old girl, a student, I
am the only child and daughter to my late parent Mr.Mrs Bright Hyman
Coulibaly a Nationality of Ivory Coast, My father was a wealthy Business
man also a politician before he had a serious accident which my mother
died instantly and my father was rushed to the hospital which he later
died after two days.

Their death was very painful to me because,i am now an orphan no brother
and sister am alone. When my father was at the point of death in the
Hospital he called me secretly on his Bed side and told me that he has a
fund (US$5,000.000.00 Five Million American Dollars) which he deposited
in a bank here in the city of Abidjan He said that he used my name as his
Next of Kin and the person who will inherit the deposit fund in case if he
is no more. He also told me that i should not stay in this country again,
that i should look for a foreign partner in any country of my choice who
will help me to claim the money out of the bank and use it for my future
life and education, after saying these words he gave up.May his and my
mummy soul rest in peace.

So my dear, this is the reason why i contacted you with hope that you will
not find it difficult to assist me in this project. I will need your
humble assistance in the following ways,1) To serve as the guardian of
this money and to help me for the investment of the money in a good
business since I am still a young student.
2) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country and stay with
you and further my education and to secure a resident permit in your
country after the transfer of the money to you.

Further more after the successful transfer to your account I am willing to
share the money with you 30% of the total money to you as compensation for
assisting me in this project, And 70% for me which you will help me to
invest in 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 concern this deposit Fund and the bank contact
information so that we can start the procedure of transferring the money
to your account.

Thanks and God bless you

My Love and best regards.

Vivian Coulibaly.


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