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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: Miss Turai Kones <missturaikones@live.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2011 21:24:25 +0900 (KST)
Subject: PLEASE HELP ME VERY URGENT




Sincere Greeting,
 
Good day to you and how is everything? Honestly I am glad to write you this letter with hope you will find it favourable to listen to my voice. Actually my name is Miss Turai Kipkalya Kones,i am 24 years old girl,Kenyan and the daughter of the former Kenya road minister late Mr Kipkalya Kones who died on Tuesday 10th June 2008 along the Cessna 210 plane crash which was heading to Kericho in a remote area called Kajonga in western Kenya as You can read more on the crash below:
 
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/06/10/kenya.crash/index.html
 
Although it might be a surprise reading my mail as we are just getting to know each other formerly, please i want you to consider this as a divine wish and accept with a better understanding that my coming to you is for a good life with me because i am in difficult situation where i am and i just need your honest assistance. Ernestly i am writing this mail with tears and sorrow from my heart due to the condition i find myself after the passing away of my parent, nothwithstanding the whole tragic situation my step mother made me feel mallested and rejected me without any cause simply because my Mum had died earlier and thereafter the funeral of my late dad my stepmother and my uncle with their African mentality conspired and sold off my father's properties worth millions of dollar to an italian expertrate and shared the money among themselves living me with nothing.
 
One faithful morning as i tried to open my father's brief case,i found an important documents with which my father had deposited some money in my name as the next of kin at the African development bank,Burkina Faso. I had travelled down to Burkina Faso to submit these documents to the Bank Director whom I met in person and highlited me on my father's instruction to the bank concerning the money,on the account that i am married or i should present to the bank an honest,responsible and worthy trustee whom will assist me in reclaiming this fund into safe hands for an investment as i will finish up my education.
 
In my search for a reliable person i have got your address as someone i could lay hold on  and I believe tha you will not betray my trust on you but rather take me as your own sister or closest friend because right now i am suffering terribly here in Burkina faso in the mission camp as i have no body to rescue other than the rev Minister who gave me where to lay my head and from his office i am writing this message.I have chosen you to be my best companion and in my prayers i amconvinced that you will be the true person to rescue me from this trouble as my trustee and i am having the trust that with you by me toaccompish this successfully. I have confirmed the money from the bankand it is just about five million nine hundred thousand united state america dollars $5.9 in their records as unclaimed bill in my father account and in confirmity of this,i have submitted the death certificate and deposit certificate of this fund to the bank stating my geneuity
but look unto who will stand as my trustee.
 
 Please i have this plan to compensate you with 30% out of the whole money inas much as you could help with the recovering this fund from the bank to make them transfer this fund into your account successfully. I wait upon your positive response showing your interest and ability to stand for me to carry out this transaction successfully and in the light of the above proposal, i shall appreciate your urgent message indicating your willingness to help me achieve this successfully with a better details about yourself ok. Thanks and may almighty God bless you for your honesty as i look forward to hear from you soon.
 
Your Sincerely
Miss Turai Kipkalya

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