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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: "Elinah Ibrahim" <elinahibrahim1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "Elinah Ibrahim" <elinahibrahim@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 May 2016 19:45:29 +0200
Subject: Hello My Dearest, Please i need your help


Hello My Dearest, Please i need your help

Please permit me to introduce myself, i am Miss Elinah Ibrahim Coulibaly 22
years 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 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 which i am
receiving from my step mother. She planned to take away all my late father's
treasury and properties from me since the unexpected death of my beloved
Father because my mother died during child bearing and i was left alone with
my step mother to take care of me. Meanwhile i wanted to travel to Europe,
but she hide away my traveling documents. Luckily she did not discover where
i kept my father's File which contained important documents like the will
and deposit certificate of my Father's fund which bears my name as the next
of kin to inherit the money in his bank account. Now I am presently staying
in the Refugee Mission Camp in Burkina Faso. I am seeking for long term
relationship and investment assistance. My father of blessed memory
deposited the sum of US$ 11.5 Million in Bank Of Africa here in Burkina Faso
with my name as the next of kin.

I have contacted the Bank to clear the deposit but the Branch Manager told
me that my late father place an instruction on the deposited fund that i
must present a foreign trustee who will help me for investment of the fund.

Therefore, i decide to seek for your help in transferring the money into
your bank account while i will relocate to your country and settle down with
you. As you indicate your interest to help me, 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 next of kin. It is my intention to compensate
you with 30% out of the total money after the transfer for your assistance
and the balance shall be my investment in any profitable venture which you
will recommend to me as i have no idea about foreign investment.


Thanks in anticipation of your positive response.

Yours sincerely
Miss Elinah Ibrahim Coulibaly

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