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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a orphan scam.
Fraud email example:
From: Diane Soto <andriesrodorf@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dianalizasotofredri@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2022 17:16:31 +0000
Subject: Hello dearest
مرØبًا
اسمي ديان سوتو. أنا الابنة / الابنة الوØيدة للمهندس الراØÙ„ Ùريدريك سوتو.
كان والدي رجل أعمال ثريًا جدًا ÙÙŠ مجال النÙØ· والغاز. كما كان لديه استثمارات
واسعة ÙÙŠ قطاعي العقارات والزراعة.
ماتت والدتي مع إخوتي ÙÙŠ Øادث سيارة مروع عندما كنت Ø·Ùلة صغيرة. تعرض والدي
العام الماضي للتسمم على يد عمي وشركاء أعمال والدي الراØÙ„ بغرض المطالبة
بملكية مزارعه ومجمعاته التجارية
لدي مبلغ 7.5 مليون يورو أودعها والدي الراØÙ„ ÙÙŠ Ø£Øد البنوك الرئيسية هنا مع
اسمي كأقرب أقرباء لأنني ابنته الوØيدة.
أود منكم مساعدتي ÙÙŠ تØويل هذه الأموال إلى Øسابك المصرÙÙŠ ÙÙŠ بلدك وأيضًا
Ø¥Øضارني إلى بلدك لمواصلة تعليمي.
يسعى عمي بشدة لقتلي بأي ثمن بسبب هذه الأموال التي أودعها والدي الراØÙ„ ÙÙŠ
البنك باسمي.
سأكون سعيدًا جدًا إذا استطعت الرد علي بعد قراءة هذا البريد الإلكتروني Øتى
أتمكن من تزويدك بمزيد من المعلومات Øول هذه الأموال وكي٠سيتم تØويلها إليك
بسلاسة ÙˆÙعالية
سأقدم لك 20٪ من المبلغ الإجمالي كتعويض عن مساعدتك وجهودك. أرجو إجابتك
العاجلة
مع أطيب التØيات،
ديان سوتو
Hello
My name is Diane Soto. I am the only child / daughter of the late engineer
Fredrick Soto. My father was a very wealthy oil and gas entrepreneur. He
also had extensive investments in the real estate and agricultural sectors.
My mother died with my siblings in a ghastly automobile accident when I was
a little child. My father was poisoned last year by my uncle and my late
father business associates for the purpose to claim the ownership of his
farms and business estates
I have the sum of 7.5 million EUR which my late father deposited in one
of the prime banks here with my name as next of kin because I am his only
daughter.
I would like you to assist me transfer this money to your bank account in
your country and also bring me to your country to continue my education.
My uncle is desperately seeking to kill me at all cost because of this
money my late father deposited in the bank in my name.
I would be greatly delighted if you can respond to me after reading this
email so that i can give you more information concerning this money and how
it will be transferred to you smoothly and effectively
I will offer you 20% of the total sum as a compensation for your help and
efforts. I beg for your urgent answer
my kind regards,
Diane Soto
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