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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: Amina Kones <aminakones6@aol.de>
Reply-To: ami_lor515@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 25 May 2014 00:56:44 -0700
Subject: Hello Dear,

Hello Dear,
 
My name is Miss Amina Kones from Kenya, a girl of 24 years old, never married and a first year medical student. Please exercise a little patience and read through my mail for understanding. Please after reading my mail reply me at: ami_lor515@yahoo.com
 
I am writing with due respect, pains, tears and sorrow from my heart, i need your urgent help as an investment partner/Trustee in your country. I am bereaved from all side of my life. My Father (Kipkalya Kones) was the former Kenyan road Minister before his death and he died on plane crash since June 10, 2008, life has not been easy for me and i had been facing many challenges of life. Copy and paste the below cnn news link to know about the death of my late father:
 
I am constrained to contact you because of the maltreatment which I  am receiving from my wicked uncle who have planned to take away all my late father's treasury and properties from me since the unexpected death of my only younger Brother. My only blood younger brother was among the scores of people killed by Al Qaeda-aligned terrorists who attacked a busy shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya on September, 21, 2013.
You can read more about the incident with some pictures and a video after the attack in Westgate Shopping Mall with the link below:
 
I am seeking for a long term relationship and investment assistance in your country.  My father of blessed  memory deposited the sum of USD$5,8.000.00 Million in the Bank Of Africa in my name as the beneficiary to inherit the funds while the sum of another USD$3,700.000.00 was deposited in my late younger brother's name in the same Bank Of Africa here in Burkina Faso. The total funds in the bank's vault is USD$9.5m which i need you to assist me for the claim. I had contacted the Bank to clear the deposit but the Branch Manager reminded me that my late Father made an instruction in his will that we must present a foreign investment partner/trustee who would help in investment of the funds and because of my present refugee status here in this country i have no right to make the claim myself. I am presently staying in the  Mission refugee camp here in Burkina Faso.
 
I have my late father's file where all the funds documents contained. Since my immediate younger brother is dead, the bank has agreed to release the total sum of USD$9.5m to me once i have appointed in proxy an investment partner. Please I am seeking for your help in transferring the money into your bank account while i will relocate to your country to settle down with  you to be a part of your family. As you indicate your interest to help me I will give you the account number and the contact of the bank where my late beloved father  deposited the money with my name as the next of kin. It is my intention to compensate you with 25% of the total fund for your assistance and  the balance shall be my capital investment in any profitable venture which you will recommend to me as I have no idea about foreign investment.
Please, reply direct to my private emailbox: ami_lor515@yahoo.com
Yours Sincerely
Amina Kones

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