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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: Diane Soto <anthonycard58@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dianne.soto19@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2017 11:57:05 +0000
Subject: =?UTF-8?B?R3LDvMOfZSB2b24gRGlhbmU=?=


Hello lovely

I am very sorry that I came across to you unexpectedly, considering the
fact that we do not know each other for the first time. I am writing to you
exclusively because I have a problem which I need you to enthusiastically
help me with all your heart and in a good faith. Please do not be surprised
or ignore my email because, you are the right person for this purpose.

My name is Diane Soto. I am the only daughter of my deceased parents. My
parents were very wealthy coffee and cocoa farmers. They were also, past
directors of the agricultural sector in my country Ivory Coast. My mother
died in a ghastly motor accident on March 20th 2002 along with my older
brother Jerry (7yrs old) and my baby brother Alex (8 months old), i was 3
years old when this tragedy occurred in my family. My father was poisoned
by his business partners with acquiescence and support of my wicked uncles,
during one of their business meetings.

before the death of my father in a private hospital here in my country on
September 2015, he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he
has the sum of ($ 7,500,000.00) seven million, five hundred thousand united
states dollar only in a fixed deposit account in one of the prime bank here
in Ivory coast and he used my name as his only daughter in the next of kin
and as a sole heir/beneficiary to the deposited money. He further explained
to me that my uncles with the collaboration of his business partners
poisoned him because of his wealth.

Dear, due to the political instability in my country ivory coast and the
resulting jealousness and hate my family relatives have developed on my
late father's assets and legacies, my late father advised me to look for a
reliable and trustworthy foreign business partner in any country of my
choice where I will transfer the money and use it for investments such as
real estate or food processing plant.

Please, i am honorably seeking your assistance in the following ways:
(1) To provide a bank account into which this money would be transferred to.
(2) To serve as my guardian and also serve as the investment manager of the
money.
(3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country. to assist me
secure a residence permit and also assist me enroll in a school in order to
continue my education.

In addition, I’m willing to offer you 20% of the total sum as compensation
for your effort/ input after the successful transfer of this fund into your
bank account.

As soon as I receive your reply indicating your interest, to assist me
transfer this money to your country, I will give you all the necessary
information you may require to proceed towards transferring the money to
your account. I believed that this transaction will be concluded within a
few days you shown interest for assisting me.

Please be aware that i am totally perplexed and traumatized here. i am
completely in a distressing situation, and i am desperate to hear from you
in submission to my request to help me transfer this money to your
position, this will help me enormously to reestablish my hope and
confidence that you will be there for me to save my life and my inherited
money which my father bequeathed to me before he was poisoned to death by
his evil and greedy business associates and with the support of his envious
brothers.

I await your urgent response with great interest. You and i can do it

Sincerely yours
Diane Soto

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