419 scam: Edina Kipkalya Kones <edinakipkalya@voila.fr> Dear beloved,

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear beloved," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million united state dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Edina Kipkalya Kones <edinakipkalya@voila.fr>
Reply-To: edinakipkalya@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 3 May 2013 11:29:13 +0000
Subject: Dear beloved,

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>From Edina Kipkalya Kones,
My father name Dr Kipkalya Kones
Former Kenyan road minister,
I am from ( Kenya ), female 24years old
Live in Ouagadougou Burkina Faso

Dear beloved,
Hopefully you're in good health, I presumed that all is well with you
and you’re family. Please let this not be a surprised message to you
because I decided to contact you on this magnitude and lucrative
transaction for my present and future survival in life. I am writing
this mail to you with tears and sorrow from my heart. 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.

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 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/her to
the bank for transfer of the money to his or her 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.

I will like to disclose much to you if you can help me to relocate to
your country because my stepmother has threatened to assassinate me.
The amount is ($5.2 us) million united state dollars, and i have
confirmed from the bank in Burkina Faso on my arrival.

Yours sincerely
Edina Kipkalya Kones

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