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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: Serah Ibrahim Coulibaly <bdlrytq@gmail.com>
Reply-To: scolib123@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2015 16:09:18 +0000
Subject: Miss. Serah Ibrahim Coulibaly


Dear Sir/Madam,

My Name is Miss Serah Ibrahim Coulibaly 25 year old female from
the Republic of Ivory Coast, West Africa, I'm the Daughter of Late
Chief Sgt. Ibrahim Coulibaly (a.k.a General IB ). My late Father was a
well known as Ivory Coast military leader, He died on Wednesday 27 April
2011, following a fight with the Republican Forces of Ivory Coast
(FRCI).

I wish to contact you personally for urgent assistance, and long term
relationship with business investment in your Country, I feel quite
safe dealing with you in this important issue, I am in search of
reliable person who will stand as my Foreign Trustee over the transfer
of my inheritance funds ($17.1, Million,us, Dollars) Seventeen Million One
Hundred Thousand
United States Dollar with Bank Of Africa in Burkina Faso and I am the
next of kin,

My currently life is very unbearable I am in pain and several pressure
which is beyond my control since the death of my parents. I am
pleading with you to come and save me out from this mess that has
been fall on me I need your maximum support to transfer the above funds
to your account,

I had discussed with the bank managing Director to make withdrawal of
the total money for me to start a new life, But the Bank Managing Director
whom I met in person told me that my father's instruction in his
(deposit will) was the funds would only be released to me when I
present a Foreign Trustee who would help me and invest the money
overseas for proper management, as I have no idea over international
business,

With due respect I had writing this long message to seek your
assistance for the following reasons below :

1. To stand as my Foreign Trustee for the funds.

2. After the transfer of the money, you will locate a good school for me to
continue my studies in the Western World,

3. To invest the money in profitable business in your country for
future and better life,

As it stands, I am ready to offer you 25% of the total money for your
kind assistance,

Please all my communications with you should be through my private
email address for confidential purposes, upon your response I will
give you the bank contact information and my late father’s deposit
certificate, and other details of the funds which you will use as my
TRUSTEE to apply for the Immediate transfer of the mentioned funds to your
bank account.

I will appreciate your urgent response through this my private Email
Address,

Thanks and God bless you

Miss. Serah Ibrahim Coulibaly.

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