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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: Lynda Coulibaly <dmssonia@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: lynda.coulibaly@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2013 11:20:19 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Hola mi querido,




Hola mi querido,



Saludos a ti, mi querida, por favor perdóname si yo interferir en su privacidad, mi nombre es Lynda Coulibaly, chica soltera, 23 años, soy la única hija del ex líder de la milicia difunto Sr. Ibrahim Coulibaly de Costa de Marfil en el oeste de África, mi padre era un magnate de los negocios y un político antes de su muerte.



Por favor, me gustaría saber más acerca de usted porque tiendo a tener una buena relación con usted y construir un buen futuro con usted.



En primer lugar, me gustaría saber lo que haces para ganarte la vida, recuerda que me llamó la atención que era la razón por la que en contacto con usted. Vamos a conocernos a nosotros mismos más como nos comunicamos bien y hay algo importante y confidencial i le dirá cuando lo que escucho de ti.



Gracias por su comprensión, con la esperanza de oír de usted pronto.



Desde mi corazón,

Lynda





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Hello my dear,



Greetings to you my dear, please pardon me if i interfere into your privacy, my names is Lynda Coulibaly, single girl, Age 23, i am the only daughter of former militia leader Late Mr. Ibrahim Coulibaly from Ivory-Coast in west Africa, my father was a business tycoon and a politician before his death.



Please i will like to know more about you because i tend to have a good relationship with you and build a good future with you.



First of all, I will like to know what you do for a living; remember you caught my attention that was the reason why i contacted you. We will know ourselves more as we communicate along and there is something important and confidential i will let you know when i hear from you.



Thanks for your understanding, hoping to hear from you soon.



From my heart,

Lynda

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