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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: mary kipkalya <marykipkalya25@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 May 2011 21:22:07 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Please My Dear I Need Your Help.




















































My Dearest,

      I know you will
be surprise to receive this email, but Before I go further I will like you to
understand that, I am writing this mail to you With due respect trust and
humanity, I appeal to you to exercise a little patience and read through my
letter I feel quite safe dealing with you in this important business, honestly i
am writing this email to you with pains, tears and sorrow from my heart, i will
really like to have a good relationship with you and i have a special reason why
i decided to contact you, i decided to contact you due to the urgency of my
present situation here in the refugee camp. My name is Miss. Mary Kipkalya
Kones, 25yrs old female and I from Kenya here in Africa; my father was the
former Kenyan road Minister. He and Assistant Minister of Home Affairs Lorna
Laboso had been on board the Cessna 210, which was headed to Kericho and crashed
in a remote area called Kajong'a, in western Kenya. The plane crashed on Tuesday
10th, June, 2008.

 
After the burial of my
beloved father, my stepmother and uncle conspired and sold all my father's
properties to an Italian Expertrate which they shared the money they sold from
the properties among themselves and live nothing for me. Unfortunately to me I
fined my father's briefcase and when I opened it I found a document which my
Father used to deposited amount of money in one bank here in Burkina Faso, with
my name as the next of kin. I travelled to Burkina Faso here I am, to withdraw
the money for a better life so that I can take care of myself and start up a new
life and also further my education, when I arrival to the bank, the Bank foreign
Operation Department Director whom I meet in person told me that my father
instruction to their bank is that the fund would only be release to me when I am
married or present a trustee/partner who will help me and invest the fund
overseas after the transfer, and the bank ask me to go and look for a foreign
partner, that was why  am contacting you, which I believe that you are going to
be honest and reliable person that will help me and stand as my trustee/partner,
so that I can present you to the Bank for the release and transfer of the
inherited fund into your bank account in your country.

 
I have chosen to contact you after my prayers and I
believe that you will not betray my trust. But rather take me as your own
sister. Though you may wonder why I am so soon revealing myself to you without
knowing you, well I will say that my mind convinced me that you will be the true
person to help me. Moreover, I will like to disclose much to you if you can help
me to relocate to your country because my stepmothers have threatened to
assinate me. The fund my Father deposited into the bank, is ($8.5 USD) Million
United State Dollars, and I have confirmed from the bank here in Burkina Faso,
on my arrival, You will also help me to place the fund in a good profitable
business venture in your Country, However you will also help by recommending a
nice University in your country so that I can further my education. It is my
intention to compensate you with 40% of the total money for your services and
the balance shall be my capital in your establishment. Now my dear as soon as I
receive your positive response showing your interest and wiliness to help me, I
will put things into action immediately. In the light of the above, I shall
appreciate an urgent message indicating your ability and willingness to help me
and also handle this transaction sincerely. Awaiting your urgent and positive
response. Please my dear I want you to keep this as a top secret only to your
self for now until the bank will release and transfer my inherited fund to you
as my appointed trustee/partner. I beg you once again not to disclose this to
any body until i come over your country because I am afraid of my wreaked
stepmother who has threatened to kill me and have my inherited fund alone. I
thank you very much and am expecting to hear from you soonest.

 

Yours
Sincerely

Mary  Kipkalya
Kones.

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