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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: "coulibaly david" <davidcoulibly@mailbox.hu>
Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 16:39:34 +0100
Subject: Reply


Good Day,

Please, I want to introduce myself and this business opportunity to you. My
name is Mr David Coulibaly, a bank accountant; I wish to know if we can work
together. I would like to use you as the next of kin to my deceased customer
who made a deposit of sixteen million five hundred thousand dollars (US$
16.5 Million) with our bank.

Mr Collins Williams Woody, his wife, and their three children were involved
in the ill fated plane crash of the Kenya Airways Flight which took place at
the coasts of Abidjan in which all passengers on board died.

He died without any registered next of kin and as such the funds now have an
open beneficiary mandate.

If you are interested please do let me know so that I can give you
comprehensive details on what we are to do, so that the proceeds of this
account valued at (US$16.5 million) will be paid to you and then you and I
will share the fund.

I urgently hope to get your response as soon as possible.

Thanks
Mr David Coulibaly

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