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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: "Lori Nyzio" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bpunitha1@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Mon, 12 May 2014 17:41:50 +0300
Subject: MESSAGE FROM HOSPITAL::

Hello!
I am writing this mail to you With due respect, trust and humanity, I appeal to you to exercise a little patience and read through my letter, I feel quite safe dealing with you in this important message, I sincerely writing this email to you with pains, tears and sorrow from my heart, I will really like to have a good understanding with you and i have a special reason why i decided to contact you, I decided to contact you due to the urgency of my situation.

My name is Lori Nyzio writing you from hospital bed, Therefore this message is very urgent. I have a donation to make which I will need your assistance to carry it out for me, I will be 62 years old this coming month, I'm a widow and a servant of the lord for the past 38 years in Ivory Coast.

I have sum of $5.4 Million, Five Million Four Hundred Thousand United States Dollars with my late husband Mr. Daniel Nyzio, I want to give it out to Orphanages homes and Charity Organizations as a vow which I made before the lord.

I have a serious lung and breast cancer and will be going for surgical operation next two weeks, though the doctors already confirmed that I will only last for some months but I am happy and glad that the lord has kept me safe and guided me to accomplished my desires here on earth, I will be happy to meet him where he wants me to be.

I want you to contact my house helper, I have given him the documents and he will direct you to a lawyer who will help you to make a change of ownership for the fund transfer.

Bernard T. Coulibally.
Address: Ave 16 Treichville,
Abidjan 11, Cote d'Ivoire.
Email: bytraore@ymail.com

He will give you the documents and will direct you to the lawyer that will assist you,


This is the favor I need from you when you received the money under your control.

(1) Give 10% of the money to Bernard T. Coulibally as he has been here for me throughout my illness and I have promised to support him.

(2) Give 60% of the money to Charity organizations, Orphanage homes and Churches e.t.c, on my name so that my soul may rest in peace.

(3) The remaining 30% should be for you and others that you may wish to assist.

May God give you a good heart to assist me for the benefit of suffering children and use you to accomplish my wishes.

Remain Blessed.
Mrs. Lori Nyzio.

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