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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: Miss Aaren Coulibaly <benumakalu@gmail.com>
Reply-To: aarenibcoulibaly777@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2021 19:56:51 +0200
Subject: GREETINGS OF THE DAY

HELLO DEAR,
GREETINGS OF THE DAY
CONSIDER MY MAIL EVEN THOUGH THIS MIGHT BE A NUISANCE TO YOU; MOST
DEFINITELY YOU MIGHT HAVE RECEIVED SIMILAR MESSAGES OF MY KIND ON
REGULAR BASES.
I AM MISS AAREN IB(27YRS),DAUGHTER TO LATE GENERAL IB OF IVORY COAST (YOU
CAN READ MORE ABOUT MY FATHER IN THE LINK BELOW:
HTTP://WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM/WORLD/2011/APR/28/IVORY-COAST-RENEGADE-WARLORD-IBRAHIM-COULIBALY
).
HE DEPOSITED A (FUND) US$15.5 MILLION IN MY NAME IN SOUTH.AFRICA BEFORE HIS
DEATH DUE TO MY
YOUNG AGE THEN,
I HAVE CONTACTED THE BANK TO CLEAR THE DEPOSIT BUT THE HEAD OF THE
BANK'S INTERNATIONAL WIRE-TRANSFER MANAGER TOLD ME THAT MY LATE FATHER
PLACED AN INSTRUCTION ON THE DEPOSITED FUND THAT I MUST PRESENT A FOREIGN
TRUSTEE WHO WILL HELP ME FOR INVESTMENT OF THE FUND, JUST DUE TO MY
YOUNG AGE AS AT THE TIME OF THE DEPOSIT.
I AM LOOKING FOR A RELIABLE PERSON THAT CAN HELP ME TRANSFER THIS
(FUND) OUT FROM SOUTH AFRICA SINCE MY STEP MOTHER IS TRYING TO TAKE ALL I AM
SUPPOSED TO INHERIT. IF YOU CAN HELP ME, THEN CONTACT ME FOR DETAILS.
MY HUMBLE REGARDS
AAREN

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