419 scam: James Coulibaly <dcassidy204@gmail.com> =?UTF-8?B?SG9sYSBzZcOxb3Is?=

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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:
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: James Coulibaly <dcassidy204@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jamesscoulibaly@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2017 16:40:00 +0000
Subject: =?UTF-8?B?SG9sYSBzZcOxb3Is?=

Hola seÃ±or,
Â¡Buen dÃa!
Tengo informaciÃ³n para usted, soy el Dr. James Coulibaly, y soy
contador en un banco en LomÃ© Republic of Togo. Me estoy comunicando
con usted para saber si puede estar interesado en abogar por una
transacciÃ³n financiera de un fondo abandonado valorado en $ 4.5
millones de dÃ³lares por un cliente retrasado, he puesto en marcha un
buen acuerdo ya que este dinero serÃ¡ transferido a usted como pariente
mÃ¡s cercano a este dinero si indica su interÃ©s en su respuesta, le
darÃ© mÃ¡s informaciÃ³n cuando reciba su respuesta positiva. Espero oÃr
de ti.
Saludos.
Atentamente,
James Coulibaly.
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Hello Sir,
Good day!
I have information for you, I am Dr. James Coulibaly, and I am an
accountant with a Bank in LomÃ© Republic of Togo. I'm contacting you to
know if you can be interested to champion a financial transaction of
abandoned fund valued of $4.5 million dollars by a late customer, I
have put in place good arrangement as this money will be transfer to
you as the next of kin to this money if you indicate your interest in
your reply, please I will give you more information when I receive
your positive answer. I am looking forward to hearing from you.
Regards.
Yours Faithfully,
James Coulibaly.

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