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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_kipkalya143@ymail.com>
Reply-To: amina_kipkalya143@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2010 17:44:22 -0000 (GMT)
Subject: THIS MESSAGE IS RESPECTFULLY YOURS.



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 patient 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 got your profile in google data base when i was searching
for a reliable person who could stand as my Trustee, 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, Amina Kipkalya is my name, a girl of 23yrs of
age, single and I hail 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 hide
away my international passport and other valuable traveling documents.
Luckily they 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 used to deposit huge amount of money in a
security company in London, England with my name as the next of kin.
Unfortunately I have made attempt to withdraw the box from the
security finance company for a better life to enable me take care of
myself and start a new life, but the Director of the security company
told me that my father's instruction/will to the company 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 security company 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 convinced me that
you may be the true person to help me. More so, My father of blessed
memory deposited the sum of (US$5.800,000) Dollars in the security
company 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 beloved father
died. It is my intention to compensate you with 30% 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 respond, Please do keep this only to
your self for now until the company transfers the funds. 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).I have the documents for the claims.
Yours Sincerely
Amina Kipkalya

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