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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: "FROM MISS DIVA PEDRO," <divapedro@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: diva@btinternet.com
Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:09:17 -0000 (GMT)
Subject: FROM MISS DIVA PEDRO,




FROM MISS DIVA PEDRO,

Please be my savior, My name is DIVA PEDRO, I am from COTE D'IVOIRE (
IVORY COAST) I am single woman and the only daughter of my late parents.
My father was a highly reputable farmer (a cocoa merchant) and real estate
businessman.
It is sad to say that my father died in political crises; His sudden death
was linked to his political opponent who was envy of my father going to
dominate him in the election of chairmanship in my community. The same
people that killed my father later shot my uncle on the head and he died
instantly. My mother died when I was just 5 years old, and since then my
father took me so special until his death, now I am orphan withoutparents it is very painful for me to bear.

Before my father’s death, He called me and told me his important life
story and business empire. My father told me that he deposited a trunk box
that contain $6, 400.000 (Six million four hundred thousand us dollars) in
a security company here, He name the box that contain the fund Family
Valuable. the fund was packed in the box by my late father and deposited
with the security company here. Now l need your assistance to move this
fund to your country for investment.
The reason why I need your assistance to move this fund to your country is
that, my life is at risk, Since after the death of my father people have
been humilating me and have taken my late father's properties because the
know that nobody will back me and they are doing all this things based on
my age. One of those people that took my late father's estate is threathen
my life and I have run away from my late father's house to avoid the enemy
to kill me. Now I am hiding myself and my life is no longer comfortable
here.
If you are willing to help me, you will take 35% from the total fund and
the remaining 65% of the fund will be invested in any business of your
choice in your country for the benefit of both of us. I wait for your
reply.

Your sincerely one.
Miss Diva Pedro.


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