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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: Amina Kones <ami_kon136@msn.com>
Reply-To: pegina011@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 3 May 2012 10:01:14 +0000
Subject: Hello' Please I Need Your Help

Hello' I Need Your Help.

Please, I appeal to you to exercise a little patience and read through my letter because i feel quite safe dealing with you in person therefore I'm writing this mail to you with due respect, trust and humanity and with pains, tears and sorrow from my heart and with a good sincere heart believing in Al-Mighty God/Allah that you will consider my proposal and help me and also benefit from me.

Although, we have neither met in person nor by communication. But i believe it is one day that you get to know someone either by physical or through correspondence. Honestly, i wish to contact you personally for a long term business relationship and investment assistance in your country.

My name is Amina Kipkalya Kones, 24yrs old female (single) and i'm 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 Plane Crashed Through The Below Site:
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/06/10/kenya.crash/index.html?iref=storysearch

After my father's burial, my evil Step-Mother and Uncle had a plan against me and sold my father's properties to an Italian expatriate which among themselves shared the money and leave me only to suffered.

My Late Father Invested his hard earned money to Kenya stock exchange market, Gold storing investment, he was a preference shareholder in Shell Petroleum Company and deals in Real Estate building investment.

Above all mentioned, I only inherited from my late father the sum of ( $5.800.000.00USD) Million United State Dollars deposited, under a bank custody. And a Gold quality of 22+ Carat, Purity of 96.7% deposited under a custody of security company both the reputable firm are located in Burkina Faso.

My evil step-mother threaten to kill me because i didn't accept her to sit on my only inheritance willed in my name. Because of her attempt to killed me, i ran away and traveled to Burkina Faso and had a discussion with Bank Managing Director to make some withdrawal of the money for a better life, so i can take care of myself and start a new life again, the Bank Managing Director whom i met in person told me that my father's instruction in his will was the inheritance money would only be release to me when i present a Reliable Foreign Trustee who would help me and invest the money overseas.

Please, am seeking your humble assistance to uptake and accept the below responsibilities:
1. To stand as my Foreign Trustee over the transaction and other inheritance claim.
2. You are responsible to provide any bank account for the transaction ( either empty bank a/c or operational current a/c.)
3. After the transaction has been fully completed, you are obliged to assist me re-locate to your country.
4. In your country, you are obliged to locate a nice University enable me complete my studies.
5. You will assist to manage and invest the fund into a good profitable business venture.

Once I receive your reply showing your acceptance I will then forward you a copy of the will and other documents needed to achieve the transfer. And I will give you the bank contact information and my late father bank account details which you will use as my Trustee to apply for the transfer.
Reply-To: amina_kpkalya@sify.com
Thanks And Be Blessed
Amina

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