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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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Fraud email example:

From: Fatima Salamu <salamfatima01@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2013 04:39:08 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Hello Dear, Please i need your help,


Hello Dear,
Please i need your help,
 
Please
permit me to introduce myself, my name is Ms Fatima S  Kones,
20yrs 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$7.800.000.00M
(Seven 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 for your perusal 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
there evil
effort was unsuccessful, i had to run away for my dear life to the country
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 that i can be 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 urgently.
 
Once I
receive your reply showing your acceptance i shall provide you more
information
concerning the transaction.
 
 
Thanks and
Be Blessed
Miss Fatima.

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