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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: Aisha Coulibaly <kennyhpork@gmail.com>
Reply-To: coulibalaisha@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2020 20:08:48 +0000
Subject: I NEED YOUR HELP,

Hello Dear

I am Miss Aisha Coulibaly 24 years old female from Ivory Coast in West
Africa, the Daughter of Late Chief Sergeant, Ibrahim Coulibaly . My
late father was an Ivory Coast's best-known militiary leaders . He
died on the Thursday 28 April 2011 following a fight with the FRCI,"
Republican Forces of Ivory Coast.

You can read more about my father in the link below to know that I am
genuine and truthful but need someone to be trusted like you

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. Meanwhile my plan is to relocate as soon as
possible, but she hide away my international passport and other
valuable documents. Luckily she did not discover where I kept my
father's File which contained important documents. Now I am presently
staying in the Mission in COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN. I am seeking for
long term relationship and investment assistance. My father of blessed
memory deposited the sum of US$ 9Million in a SECURITY COMPANY here in
COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN with my name as the next of kin. I had
contacted the company to clear the deposit but the Branch Manager told
me that being a refugee, my status according to the local law does not
authorize me to carry out the operation. However, he advised me to
provide a trustee who will stand on my behalf and that is the reason
why I am contacting you as my trustee representative. I had wanted to
inform my stepmother about this deposit but I am afraid that she will
not offer me anything after the release of the money.

Therefore, I decide to seek for your help in transferring the money
into your bank account from here while I will relocate to your country
and settle down with you. As you indicated your interest to help me I
will give you the Contact details of the SECURITY COMPANY 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% of the total money
for your assistance and the balance shall be my investment in any
profitable venture which you will recommend to me as I have no any
idea about foreign investment. Please all communications should be
through this email address only for confidential purposes.

Thanking you a lot in anticipation of your quick response. I will give
you details in my next mail after receiving your acceptance mail to
help me along with my picture.

Yours sincerely
>From Miss Aisha Coulibaly

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