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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: "Mi Querido Amado," <gladysbenson645@yahoo.dk>
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2012 03:18:50 +0100
Subject: Good day my dear one!!


--
Dear beloved,


My name is Miss Aracelis Kipkalya, 24yrs old female from Kenya in East
Africa. My father was the former Kenyan road Minister. He died in a plane
crash here in Western Kenya on Tuesday 10th, June, 2008.

You can read more about the crash through the below site:
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/06/10/kenya.crash/index.html

After my father's burial, my step mother and uncle conspired and sold all my
father's properties and shared the money threatening to kill me

One faithful morning, i opened my father's brief case and saw a document
which he used to deposit (US$10.5M)in a security company with my name as the
next of kin.I traveled to the security company to take the deposit, on
getting there the director told me that my father's instruction was that
before the deposit be released, i must get an honest trustee from a foreign
land whom it will be handed over to on my behalf who will take care of me
and my education. This is why i contacted you to stand as my trustee and
receive the deposit on my behalf, to help me and assist me utilize the money
sincerely as my father instructed.

I have agreed to give you 20% of the total sum for your services
while the rest shall be my capital in your establishment and for my
training.

As soon as i hear from you, i will let you have the document and direct you
to the security company for the immediate release of the deposit.


Thanks,
Sincerely,
Aracelis Kipkalya
araceliskikpalya@ymail.com



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