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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 Aluna Kipkalya Kones" <alunakipkalya@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: missaluna2013@yandex.com
Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2013 00:09:25 +0800
Subject: PLEASE DEAR I NEED YOUR URGENT HELP

>From Aluna Kipkalya Kones,
My father name Dr Kipkalya Kones,
Former Minister for SPLA Affairs,
I am from (Kenyan), female 24years old
Lives in Ouagadougou Burkina Faso


PLEASE DEAR I NEED YOUR URGENT HELP

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 Aluna
Kipkalya Kones, 24yrs 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 traveling
documents. Luckily they did not discover where I kept my father’s 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. 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 your
self for now un till the bank will transfer the fund. I plead to 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 Aluna Kipkalya Kones.

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