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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: "Amina Kones" <ami_lor515@sify.com> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2013 04:45:22 +0900 (JST)
Subject: This Message Is Respectfully Yours,

This Message Is Respectfully Yours,

Please permit me to introduce myself, my name is Amina Kipkalya Kones,
24yrs old female (single) and i'm from Kenya in East Africa. I appeal to
you to exercise a little patience and read through my letter because i
feel quite safe dealing with you in person, with due respect, trust and
humanity and with pains, tears and sorrow from my heart, believing that
you would consider my proposal and help me and also benefit from me.

However, i inherited from my late father USD$5.800.000.00M (Five Million,
Eight Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) which i will like you to
benefit by helping me to stand as my Trustee/partner to receive the fund
to your account. Although, we have neither met in person nor by
communication, but i believe, it is one day you get to know someone,
either by physical approach or through correspondence of which i have made
up my mind to keep a legitimate friendship with you for this long term
business relationship and investment assistance in your country.

You are entitle of financial benefit of 35% of the total fund while the
rest of the fund shall be my investment capital in your country under your
management since i need to continue my education in your country. i have
no knowledge of transaction of this nature because i have never done it
since ever my life.

My Father (Hon. Kipkalya Kones) was the former Kenyan road Minister. He
and the assistant minister of home affairs were on board when the plane
crashed on the Tuesday 10th, June, 2008 which was headed to kericho and
crashed in a remote area called kajong'a, in Western Kenya and the plan
number was ( Cessna 210 ).
You Can Read More About The Plane Crashed Through The Cnn Documentary News:
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/06/10/kenya.crash/

After my father's burial, my Evil Uncle and step Mother had a plan against
me and sold my father's properties to an Italian expatriate which they
used all the fund and leave me only to suffered. My evil Uncle and my
step mother threaten to kill me because i didn't accept them to sit on my
inherited fund willed in my name. And they have attempted to killed me but
they evil effort was unsuccessful, i had to run away for my dear life to
Burkina where the fund was deposited,i have met the bank and had a
discussion with Bank Director to make some withdrawal from the fund for a
better life so i can able to take care of myself and start a new life
again, the Bank Director whom i met in person told me that i have no legal
right to claim the fund myself because of my refugee status that i should
present a Reliable Foreign Trustee who would help me for the fund claim.
If you are really interested to go on with the transaction, kindly reply
me urgent.

Once I receive your reply showing your acceptance i shall provide you more
information concerning the transaction.

Please reply me through my private mailbox: ami_lor515@sify.com

Thanks And Be Blessed
Miss Amina

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