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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: Joy <joy.kipkalya@yandex.com>
Date: Fri, 9 May 2014 21:22:35 +0000
Subject: PLEASE MY DEAREST HELP ME OUT.

*My Dearest, I know you will be surprise to receive this email, but
Before I go further I will like you to understand that, I am writing this
mail to you With due respect trust and humanity, I appeal to you to
exercise a little patience and read through my letter I feel quite safe
dealing with you in this important business, 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
present situation here in the refugee camp. My name is Miss. Joy Kipkalya
Kones, 25yrs old female and I from Kenya here in 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 Tuesday 10th, June, 2008.After the burial of my beloved father,
my stepmother and uncle conspired and sold all my father's properties to
an Italian Expertrate which they shared the money they sold from the
properties among themselves and live nothing for me. Unfortunately to me I
fined my father's briefcase and when I opened it I found a document which
my Father used to deposited amount of money in one bank here in Burkina
Faso, with my name as the next of kin. I travelled to Burkina Faso here I
am, to withdraw the money for a better lifeso that I can take care of
myself and start up a new life and also further my education, when I
arrival to the bank, the Bank foreign Operation Department Director whom I
meet in person told me that my father instruction to their bank is that the
fund would only be release to me when I am married or present a
trustee/partner who will help me and invest the fund overseas after the
transfer, and the bank ask me to go and look for a foreign partner, that
was why am contacting you, which I believe that you are going to be honest
and reliable person that will help me and stand as my trustee/partner, so
that I can present you to the Bank for the release and transfer of the
inherited fund into your bank account in your country.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. Though 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 will be the true person to help me.
Moreover, I will like to disclose much to you if you can help me to
relocate to your country because my stepmothers have threatened to assinate
me. The fund my Father deposited into the bank, is ($8.5 USD) Million
United State Dollars, and I have confirmed from the bank here in Burkina
Faso, on my arrival, You will also help me to place the fund in a good
profitable business venture in your Country, However you will also help by
recommending a nice University in your country so that I can further my
education. It is my intention to compensate you with 40% of the total money
for your services and the balance shall be my capital in your
establishment. Now my dear as soon as I receive your positive response
showing your interest and wiliness to help me, I will put things into
action immediately. In the light of the above, I shall appreciate an urgent
message indicating your ability and wilingness to help me and also handle
this transaction sincerely. Awaiting your urgent and positive response.
Please my dear I want you to keep this as a top secret only to your self
for now until the bank will release and transfer my inherited fund to you
as my appointed trustee/partner. I beg you once again not to disclose this
to any body until i come over your country because I am afraid of my weeked
stepmother who has threatened to kill me and have my inherited fund alone.
I thank you very much and am expecting to hear from you soonest. Yours
SincerelyJoy Kipkalya Kones.*

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