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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: Fri, 2 Nov 2012 05:52:46 +0800 (SGT)
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 duerespect, trust and humanity, i appeal to you to exercise a little patience andread through my letter, I wish to contact you personally for a long termbusiness relationship and investment assistance in your Country so i feel quitesafe dealing with you in this important business having gone through yourremarkable profile, honestly i am writing this email to you with pains, tearsand sorrow from my heart, i will really like to have a good relationship withyou and i have a special reason why i decided to contact you, i decided tocontact you due to the urgency of my situation, My name is Miss Elinah KipkalyaKones, 23yrs old female and I held from Kenya in East Africa. My father was theformer Kenyan road Minister. He and Assistant Minister of Home Affairs LornaLaboso had been on board the Cessna 210, which was headed to Kericho andcrashed in a remote area called Kajong'a, in western
Kenya. The plane crashedon 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 myfather's property to an Italian Expert rate which the shared the money amongthemselves and live nothing for me. I am constrained to contact you because ofthe abuse I am receiving from my wicked stepmother and uncle. They planned totake away all my late father's treasury and properties from me since theunexpected death of my beloved Father. Meanwhile i wanted to escape to the USAbut they hide away my international passport and other valuable travellingdocuments. Luckily they did not discover where i kept my fathers File whichcontains important documents. So I decided to run to the refugee camp where iam presently seeking asylum under the United Nations High Commission for theRefugee here in Ouagadougou, Republic of Burkina Faso.



One faithful morning, I opened my father's briefcase and found out thedocuments which he has deposited huge amount of money in bank in Burkina Fasowith my name as the next of kin. I travelled to Burkina Faso to withdraw themoney 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'sinstruction/will to the bank is that the money would only be release to me whenI am married or present a trustee who will help me and invest the moneyoverseas. I am in search of an honest and reliable person who will help me andstand as my trustee so that I will present him to the Bank for transfer of themoney to his bank account overseas. I have chosen to contact you after myprayers and I believe that you will not betray my trust. But rather take me asyour own sister.



Although, you may wonder why I am so soon revealing myself to you withoutknowing you, well I will say that my mind convinced me that you may be the trueperson 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, Ishall forward you with the necessary documents on confirmation of youracceptance to assist me for the transfer and statement of the fund in yourcountry. As you will help me in an investment, and i will like to complete mystudies, as i was in my 1year in the university when my beloved father died. Itis my intention to compensate you with 30% of the total money for your servicesand the balance shall be my capital in your establishment. As soon as I receiveyour positive response showing your interest I will put things into actionimmediately. In the light of the above. I shall appreciate an urgent messageindicating your ability and willingness to handle this
transaction sincerely.



AWAITING YOUR URGENT AND POSITIVE RESPONSE, Please do keep this only toyourself for now untill the bank will transfer the fund. I beg you not todisclose it till i come over because I am afraid of my wicked stepmother whohas threatened to kill me and have the money alone ,I thank God Today that amout from my country (KENYA) but now In (Burkina Faso) where my father depositedthese money with my name as the next of Kin. I have the documents for theclaims.



Yours Sincerely

Elinah Kipkalya Kones

 

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