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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: Aya Ibrahim <ayacoulibalyibrahim@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2022 03:26:19 +0000
Subject: Hello Dear,


Hello Dear,

Please bear with me, I am writing this mail to you with tears and sorrow
from my heart. I am Miss Aya Ibrahim Coulibaly, I am a 24 years old female
and also a medical student from the Republic of Ivory Coast, West Africa, I
am the Daughter of Late Chief Sgt. Ibrahim Coulibaly (a.k.a GeneralIB). My
late beloved father was a well known Ivory Coast militia leader. He Died on
Thursday 28 April 2011 following a fight with the Republican Forces of
Ivory Coast (FRCI).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibrahim_Coulibaly

I am constrained to contact you because of the maltreatment which I am
receiving from my stepmother. After several years of the death of my
beloved father passed, Unfaithful morning I was cleaning my
father’s bedroom when I discovered a briefcase containing some valuable
documents that states that I am the next of kin to an account deposit in
the neighboring country Burkina Faso with the total sum of
US$5.8Million.Ignorantly out of excitement, I rushed and informed my step
mother and that was when my problem started. She conspired with my uncles
to kill me by all means but failed, mine wicked step mother tried to poison
me twice but I survived it all. After which I escaped to Burkina Faso
byroad because she seized all my travelling documents.


Now I am passing through a very difficult situation in the refugee camp
here in Burkina Faso Where I am hiding with total fear and agony because my
wicked stepmother can go to any length to achieve her motives. I have
contacted the Bank to clear the deposit but the Branch Director told me
that being a refugee in the country, my status according to the local law
does not authorize me to carry out the operation, and insist that I will
have to appoint or present someone to stand for me for the claim. However
I am seeking for a long term relationship and investment assistance from
you to stand as my trustee and partner so that the bank can transfer the
fund to your account in your country, And for you to also help me to come
over to your country for investment and to start a new life again as well
as complete my studies in the school of medicine which have been the wish
of my beloved late father. As soon as I receive a positive response from
you, I will not hesitate to send across to you all the information
concerning the deposit. And I promise to give you 30% of the total sum for
your help and assistant.

Waiting to hear from you soonest.

Yours sincerely,
Miss Aya Ibrahim Coulibaly.

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