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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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Fraud email example:

From: "miss.amoin _Coulibaly" <amoinibrahimcoulibaly47@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2022 08:23:51 -0800
Subject: Greetings dearest

Hello Dear,

Please bear with me, I am writing this mail to you with tears and
sorrow from my heart. I am Miss Amoin Ibrahim Coulibaly, I am a 23
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, my 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 miss.amoin _Coulibaly

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