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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: Sabrina Kipkalya <sabrinakipkaly@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 May 2014 01:15:56 +0300
Subject: Assistance Me For My Fund



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Hello My Dearest
Please permit me to introduce myself, my name is Sabrina Kipkalya
Kones, 24yrs old female (single) and i'm from Kenya in East Africa. I
appeal to you to exercise a little patience and read through my letter
because i feel quite safe dealing with you in person, for that, I'm
writing this mail to you with due respect, trust and humanity and with
pains, tears and sorrow from my heart, strongly believing in Al-Mighty
God/Allah that you will consider my letter and help me and also benefit
from me. Although, we have neither met in person nor by communication.
But i believe, it is one day you get to know someone, either by physical
or through correspondence. Honestly, i wish to contact you personally
for a long term business relationship and investment assistance in your
country.

My Father (Hon. Kipkalya Kones)was the former Kenyan road Minister. He
and the assistant minister of home affairs (Mr.Lorna Laboso) were on
board when the plane crashed on the Tuesday 10th, June, 2008 which was
headed to kericho and crashed in a remote area called kajong'a, in
Western Kenya and the plan number was ( Cessna 210 ). My late Father was
an investor, he Invested his fund to Kenya stock exchange market, Gold
storing investment, he was a preference shareholder in Shell Petroleum
Company and deals in Real Estate building investment. My late Father
deposited the sum of USD$5.800.000.00M in my name here in Burkina Faso.

You can read more about the crash through the below site:
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/ WORLD/africa/06/10/kenya. crash/index.html

You are entitle of financial benefit of 30% of the total fund and 5%
will be set aside for any expenses incured during the time of completing
the transaction on your side, while the rest of the fund shall be my
investment capital in your country. i have no knowledge of international
transaction of this nature but I took this decision personally because
it occured to me that transfer of this type must involve an
expenditure,on the other hand, in the absent of expenses, the 5% set
aside will be return to me. 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 until the bank will transfer the fund. I beg you not to disclose
it until i come over because I am afraid of my wicked uncle 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 claim.please you can call me with the office number of
the Rev Father +226 75 70 72 39 here in the mission camp.
Thanks God bless you
Sabrina Kones

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