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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 kipkalya <amina_kipkalya@sify.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2010 16:36:06 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Hello'



Hello'
        I am writing this mail to you with tears and sorrow from
my heart. With due respect , trust and humanity, i appeal to you to exercise a
little patience and read through my letter,  I wish to contact you personally
for a long term business relationship and investment assistance in your Country
so i feel quite safe dealing with you in this important business having gone
through your remarkable profile, 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 situation,My name is Miss.
Amina Kipkalya Kones, 23yrs old female and I held from Kenya in East 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 the 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 the burial of my father, my stepmother and uncle conspired and
sold my father's property to an Italian Expertrate which the shared the money
among themselves and live nothing for me.I am constrained to contact you because
of the abuse I am receiving from my wicked stepmother and uncle. they planned to
take away all my late father's treasury and properties from me since the
unexpected death of my beloved Father. Meanwhile i wanted to escape to the USA
but they hides away my international passport and other valuable travelling
documents.Luckly hey did not discover where i kept my fathers File which
contains important documents. So I decided to run to the refugee camp where i am
presently seeking asylum under the United Nations High Commission for the
Refugee here in Ouagadougou , Republic of Burkina Faso.
 
One faithful
morning, I opened my father's briefcase and found out the documents which he has
deposited huge amount of money in  bank in Burkina Faso with my name as the next
of kin. I travelled to Burkina Faso to withdraw the money for a better life so
that I can take care of myself and start a new life, on my arrival, the Bank
Director whom I met in person told me that my father's instuction/will to the
bank is that the money would only be release to me when I am married or present
a trustee who will help me and invest the money overseas. I am in search of an
honest and reliable person who will help me and stand as my trustee so that I
will present him to the Bank for transfer of the money to his bank account
overseas. 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.

 
Although, you may wonder why I am so soon revealing myself to you
without knowing you, well I will say that my mind convinc ed me that you may be
the true person to help me. Moreso, My father of blessed memory deposited the
sum of (US$5.800,000) Dollars in Bank with my name as the next of kin. However,
I shall forward you with the necessary documents on confirmation of your
acceptance to assist me for the transfer and statement of the fund in your
country. As you will help me in an investment, and i will like to complete my
studies, as i was in my 1year in the university when my belove father died. It
is my intention to compensate you with 20% of the total money for your services
and the balance shall be my capital in your establishment. As soon as I receive
your positive response showing your interest 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 handle this transaction sincerely.

 
AWAITING YOUR URGENT AND POSITIVE RESPONSE . Please do keep this only
to your self for now untill the bank will transfer the fund. I beg you not to
disclose it till i come over because I am afraid of my wicked stepmother who has
threatened to kill me and have the money alone ,I thank God Today that am out
from my country (KENYA) but now In (Burkina Faso) where my father deposited
these money with my name as the next of Kin.I have the documents for the
claims.Waiting for your reply through my mail box id : amina_kipkalya@sify.com
Yours Sincerely
Amina Kipkalya Kones.
 



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