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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: Elinah Kipkalya <elinah.kp123@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2012 19:16:13 +0100 (BST)
Subject: please my dearest help me!





please my dearest help me!





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 Elinah 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 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 travelling 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 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
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. More so, my father of blessed memory deposited the sum of
(US$11.500, 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, Please do keep this only to
yourself 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.



Yours Sincerely

Elinah Kipkalya Kones

 



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