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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: mary kipkalya <marykipkalya25@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 10:55:55 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Please My Dear I Need Your Help,


Please My Dear I Need Your Help,


How are you doing today ,
Hope you are in perfect condition? Please i apologies with you to
exercise a little patience and read through my letter, i feel quite safe
dealing with you in this important business , i know my letter will
come to you as a surprise because we have never meet for the first 
time, but i really like to have a good relationship with you because i
have a special reason why i decided to contact you, I decided to contact
you due to the urgency of my situation here, My name is Mary Kipkalya
Kones, 25yrs old female originated from Kenya in East Africa.

My
Father was the former Kenyan Road Minister 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, After the burial of my beloved father, my wicked
stepmother and uncle conspired there self together and sold my father's
property which the shared the money among themselves and live nothing
for me, fortunately one faithful morning, as i was cleaning my late
father bed room i found an important documents which my late beloved
father use to deposit huge amount of money in one bank in Burkina Faso
with my name as the next of kin so i travelled to Burkina Faso since is a
nearby country to withdraw the money for a better life so that i can
take care of myself and start a new life.
 

But on my arrival
to the bank in Burkina Faso, the Branch Manager of the Bank 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
foreigner who will help me invest the money overseas, i am in search of
an honest and reliable person who will help me and stand as my foreign
trustee so that i will present him to the Bank for transfer of the money
to his bank account overseas and i have chosen to contact you after my
prayers and i believe that you will not betray my trust.
 

You
may wonder why i am so soon revealing myself to you without knowing
you, To me i will say that my spirit and mind convinced me that you may
be the true person to help me, I will like to disclose much to you if
you can help me to relocate to your country because my stepmother have
threaten many times to assassinate me due to her wickedness and
jealousy’s because she has no issue for my father since she was married
after the accident that killed my mother years back, The amount of the
money deposited is($8.5 USD) Million United State Dollars, the Branch
manager whom i met in person have confirmed to me that the money is
there and that i am the next of kin but the only thing he told me is
that my father's instruction to the bank is that the money would only be
release to me when i present a trustee foreigner who will help me and
invest the money overseas, and he advice me to look for a honest and
reliable person who will represent me as my trustee so that their bank
will release the money to me.


However, you will help by
recommending a nice University in your country so that i can complete my
studies. It is my intention to compensate you with 40% of the total
money for your efforts and kindness services and the balance shall be my
capital investment in your country. As soon as i receive your positive
response showing your interest i will inform the bank that i am ready to
present a foreign trustee who will receive the fund on my behalf.
Please
i want you to keep this only to your self for now until the bank
transfer the fund. I beg you not to disclose it till i come over because
i am afraid of my 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 the money is deposited.
Thanks for your patient and understanding hope to hear from you .God Bless you.


Yours forever friend,
 
Miss Mary Kipkalya Konse.

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