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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: Ayesha Ibrahim <ayeshawarlord@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2022 05:48:00 -0700
Subject: Please bear with me,


*Hello Dear, Please bear with me, I am writing this mail to you with tears
and sorrow from my heart. I am Miss Ayesha Warlord 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 General IB). 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
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibrahim_Coulibaly>I am constrained to
contact you because of the maltreatment which I am receiving from my step
mother. After several years of the death of my beloved father passed, One
faithful morning I was cleaning my father’s bed room when I discovered a
brief case 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 by road because she seized all my traveling
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 step mother 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 Ayesha Warlord Ibrahim*

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