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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: MISS MAKENA KIPKALYA <missmakena.kipkalya@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2012 08:14:16 +0000
Subject: Hello This Message Is Respectfully Yours!

Hello 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, Makena Kipkalya Kones is
my name, a girl of 23yrs of age, single 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 Expert rate 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.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 traveled 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 instruction/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 convinced 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
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 response and once I hear from you I will
tell you more about my self mean while you can reply to me with
missmakena.kipkalya@gmail.com Please do keep this only to your self for now
until 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.

Yours Sincerely
Miss Makena Kipkalya

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