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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: "Miss Aminata Ibrahim" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <aminataibrahim@rediffmail.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:35:47 +0100
Subject: Contacting you in tears and sorrows

Hello Beloved,

This letter might come as a surprise to you especially since we have never met,please my humble apologies if i had caught you unaware I frankly do not mean any harm. I am writing this mail to you with tears and sorrow. With due respect, trust and humility I appeal to you to exercise a little patience and read through my letter. I am Miss Aminata Ibrahim Coulibal 24 year old female from the Republic of Ivory Coast, I am the Daughter of Late Chief Sgt.Ibrahim Coulibal (a.k.a General IB ). My late father was a well known Ivory Coast militia leader . He died on Thursday 28 April 2011 following a fight with the Republican Forces of Ivory Coast(FRCI). You can read more about my father in the link below.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/apr/28/ivory-coast-renegade-warlord-ibrahim-coulibaly

While mourning my late father in our country Home, I saw in his private room some vital information where my father deposited the sum of($15Million USD) in a vault of a financial firm as precious stones and solid gold bar with an open beneficiary belonging to a foreign expatriate. Due to the situation then I acted fast to withdraw the documents pending when I will round up with my father's burial and their traditional rites etc.When the wicked family members discovered of this fund they resorted to kill me because I am now an orphan in order to claim the funds before I escaped to where I am at the moment. Now that I am free to start life again and with advise from an attorney I met here I decided to seek for a reliable, trustworthy and God fearing person that will stand as my late father's business partner that will receive the funds on my behalf.

I contacted the financial institution where the fund is deposited to clear the deposit but the Branch Manager told me that been a refugee, my status according to the local law does not authorize me to carry out the operation. However, he advised me to provide a trustee or beneficiary who will stand on my behalf.
I propose a commission of (30% percent) of the total sum of ($15million USD) to you for the expected services and assistance. More details on how you will make claims of the fund will be sent as soon as I hear from you. Thanks for your anticipated co-operation and sympathy.

Please send your full names, age,cell phone number,full address, like city and country we will work on the funds being moved to you or get to know how you can receive the money secretly and securely. Your urgent response is highly needed as soon as possible.I must use this opportunity to implore to you to exercise the utmost indulgence to keep this matter extra ordinary confidential, whatever your decision,while I await your prompt response.I shall expect you to contact me urgently to enable us finalize in detail about this God given opportunity because I hope to invest my own share of the money in any profitable business e.g. real Estate or manufacturing industry and also going into partnership business with you.

I await your prompt response to this confidential email address(aminataibrahim@rediffmail.com).

Miss Aminata Ibrahim

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