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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Miss. Lucy Ibrahim" <lucycoullibaly.ic@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "Miss. Lucy Ibrahim" <lucycoulibaly.ic@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 15:34:20 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Hello Dearest


Hello Dearest,

Please permit me to introduce myself, I am Miss Lucy Ibrahim Coulibaly 25 year old from the Republic of Ivory Coast the only Daughter of Late Chief Sgt. Ibrahim Coulibaly (a.k.a General IB). My late Father was a well-known Ivory Coast military leader. He died on Thursday 28 April 2011 following a fight with the Republican Forces of Ivory Coast (FRCI) I am constrained to contact you because of the maltreatment from my evil step mother some months after the burial of my late father She planned against me to take away all my late father treasury and properties from me simply because my mother died during child birth Meanwhile I wanted to travel to Europe, but she hide away my traveling documents. Luckily she did not discover where I kept my late father’s portfolio box which contained important documents that bears my name as the rightful next of kin.

To bring you more closely to what I’ am speaking to you I have with me the original documents proofs that cover the sum worth US$5. 800.000 Million dollar I saw this document in the portfolio box of my late father. The contents in the portfolio box are so many documents of my late father's properties and values But the fund (US$5.8Million USD) was the one written in my name as the rightful next of kin I traveled down to Burkina Faso with ambitions to withdraw the fund and take good care of myself, But on my arrival the Branch manager of the Bank whom I met in person told me that my present status in Burkina Faso does not permit me by the local law to withdraw funds and He advise me to provide a foreign trustee who will help me transfer my inheritance fund to his position that it demand by their Authority. I have chosen to contact you after my prayers and I believe that you will not betray my trust. More so, I will like to disclose much to you if you can help me to relocate to your country because my evil step mother has threatened to assassinate me.

Therefore, I decide to seek for your help in transferring the funds to your bank account while I will relocate to your country and continuer my education Now I am presently staying in the Refugee Mission Camp in Republic of Burkina Faso and nothing is going on here is just like one staying in prison so I want to be out from this horrible place immediately the Bank release my inheritance fund to your position, As you indicate your interest to help me receive this funds I will give you the account number and the contact of the Bank where my late beloved father deposited the money with my name as the rightful next of kin. It is my intention to compensate you with 20% out of the total money after the transfer for your assistance and the balance shall be my capital investment in any profitable venture which you will recommend to me as I have no idea about foreign investment. Please all communications should be through this email address for confidential purposes.

Meanwhile, i do not have a private phone of my own here in the refugee camp, but you can use the reverend pastor's phone number below to call, when you call on him, you tell him that you will like to speak with me (Lucy Ibrahim) and he will surely send for me from the women hostel, here in the refugee camp to come and answer your phone call.  Here is his phone number

+22674456516

I am waiting to hear from you soonest,

Yours sincerely.
Miss Lucy Ibrahim

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