419 scam: "Ms. Amina Coulibali" <financeiro@hortoart.com.br> why i contacted you

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Ms. Amina Coulibali" <financeiro@hortoart.com.br>
Reply-To: financial-consultant@msn.com
Date: Sat, 02 May 2015 06:13:06 -0300
Subject: why i contacted you

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Hello Dear ,

I am Ms. Amina Coulibali a financial consultant of Mrs. Simone Gbagbo
the wife of the former president Laurent Gbagbo.

Actually Mrs. Gbagbo has the sum of USD$10,500,00(10 Million Five
hundred thousand dollars)under my care,to invest in real estate. The
present government of Cote d' Ivoire (Ivory Coast) has impounded all
assets and cash belonging to family of Ex president Gbagbo and these
funds is still safe because it was already moved to a separate and
secured financial institution.

During my last visit to her in prison, she advised that I make an
arrangement to move the money out immediately and invest the money
abroad which was why I contacted you.

I choose to contact a complete stranger for this transaction because so
many people have betrayed them since they are no longer in power. I need
someone who can be trusted because this is the only thing left for this
family and for the future of their family, since all have lost. I need
your urgent response so that I can give you more details to enable us
move forward. We shall give you 30% of the total sum for this sincere
assistant.

I assures you that you will never regret your efforts. This transaction
is programmed to be completed in 10 days.
Please do forward your information as listed below if you are willing to
handle this transaction.

Your full name:
Your contact address:
Occupation;
Your phone number:
Date and Place of of Birth:
Country of Origin:

I wait to read from you and keep this information top secret.

Best Regards,
Ms. Amina Coulibali

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