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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: Jessica Kipkalya <dearjessca23@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2015 22:29:16 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: I guess I should trust you on this?


 
Hello my dear,

I am writing this mail to you with tears in my eyes and sorrow in my heart. Anyway, with due respect trust and humanity, I beg you to please exercise a little patience and read through my letter.

Really, I felt quite safe writing you this important letter having gone through your remarkable profile. My name is Miss Jessica Kipkalya Kones, 20 years old female, from KENYA in West Africa, and I will really like to have good relationship with you.

My father was the former Kenyan road Minister. He and Assistant Minister of Home affairs Mr. Lorna Laboso had been on board the CESSNA 210 airplane, which was headed to KERICHO and crashed in a remote area called KAJONGA, in western KENYA. You can read more about the crash through the below site: Kipkalya Kones dies in plane crash.

After the burial of my father, my step-mother and uncle conspired and sold my father's property to an Italian expatriate and shared the money among them, leaving nothing for me.

However, one faithful morning, I discovered and opened my father's briefcase. I found the documents he used in depositing huge amount of money with Western Federal Credit Union in ACCRA GHANA, west Africa, and my name was used as the next of kin.

I arranged, escaped and travelled to ACCRA GHANA, I met with the Union Director in person, and he told me that my father's instruction to them was that the money would only be released to me when I am married or when I present a trustee who will help me to invest overseas.

This was how I started my search of an honest and reliable person who will help me to stand as my trustee so that I will present him to Western Federal Credit Union for transfer of the money to his bank account overseas. I chose 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 too quick to revealing myself to you without knowing you.

Well, I will say that my mind convinced me that you may be the true person to help me. More so, I will like to disclose more to you if you can help me to relocate to your country because my step-mother and my uncle are seriously threatening to kill me.

The amount that the director of Western Federal Credit Union confirmed to me on my arrival to Accra Ghana, is (USD $ 5.8million) United State dollars.

You will also help in recommending a nice University in your country so that I can complete my studies. It is my intention to compensate you with 5% of the total money for your assistance and the balance shall be my capital.

I am waiting for your urgent and positive response. Please do keep this only to yourself for now.



Yours Sincerely,
Jessica Kones.


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