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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 <vivianbhc@prayerprint.com>
Reply-To: fcoulibaly@yahoo.cn
Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:16:06 +0100
Subject: Re: My Dear

With due respect my dear,

I am sorry to come to you in this way,but i did as i am in need of your
help.
My name is Miss Vivian Coulibaly, 22 years old girl, a student, I am the
only child and daughter to my late parent Mr.Bright Hyman Coulibaly, a
Nationality of Ivory Coast.
My late father was a politician and a successful business man that exports
Cocoa to many European countries and other Western Africa. Because of
greediness over his successful in life, his brother ganged up and killed him

and my mother by the rebels during the past Crisis in my country last year
so that he can own all his properties. You can visit this site to know more
about the crisis: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15962777

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGR00XyaEqw

The death of my parent brought sorrow into my life because, i am now an
orphan no brother and sister am alone. One day After the Crisis has end, i
was in my daddy`s room and i open his portfolio which he normally travel
with and i saw some documents proving that he has a fund (US$5,000.000.00
Five Million American Dollars) which he deposited in a bank and my name as
his Next of Kin. I took the documents to the bank and the bank confirmed
that the fund is in existence.

The bank director told me that the fund can not be release to me in this
country unless i provide a foreign account in another country because, my
father deposited the fund in a suspense account for onward transfer to
abroad before his untimely death. Since last year i am full of confuse i
don't know what to do Until now i decide to look for some one who can
understand my condition and help me for this purpose. 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 purpose.

I will need your assistance in the following ways,
(1) To provide a valid account where the bank can transfer the money in your

country.
(2) To help me for the investment of the money in a good business.
(3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country and stay and
further my education.
(4) To help me get a residence permit in your country because i will not
come back here in my country again since i don't have any body here.

Further more after the successful transfer to your account, i am willing
with all my heart to offer you 30% percent of the money for assisting me in
this purpose, And you will help me to invest the rest of money in a good
business so that i will not suffer in future.

I will stop here now and wait to hear from you if you are in position to
help me let me know so i can send you more information about this.

Thanks and God bless you

Miss.Vivian Coulibaly.


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