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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: =?UTF-8?B?Ik1pc3MgQWx1bmEi?= <missaluna54@terra.com>
Date:
Subject:

=E2=80=8BPLEASE DEAR I NEED YOUR URGENT HELP

reply me wi= th missaluna24@gmail.com

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


I = am writing this mail to you with tears and sorrow from my heart. With due r= espect , 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 ter= m 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 pain= s, tears and sorrow from my heart, I will really like to have a good relati= onship 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 Afric= a. 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 h= eaded 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 th= e below site:
    http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/afr= ica/06/10/kenya.crash/index.html


Af= ter 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 amon= g themselves and live nothing for me. I am constrained to contact you becau= se of the abuse I am receiving from my wicked stepmother and uncle. They pl= anned to take away all my late father's treasury and properties from me sin= ce 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= =E2=80=99s File which contains important documents. So I decided to run to = the refugee camp where I am presently seeking asylum under the United Natio= ns High Commission for the Refugee here in Ouagadougou, Republic of Burkina= Faso.


One faithful morning, I open= ed 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 k= in. I traveled to Burkina Faso to withdraw the money for a better life so t= hat 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 o= r 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 t= rustee 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 an= d I believe that you will not betray my trust. But rather take me as your o= wn 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. M= ore so, my father of blessed memory deposited the sum of (US$11.500, 000) D= ollars in Bank with my name as the next of kin. However, I shall forward yo= u 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 intent= ion 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 yo= ur positive response showing your interest I will put things into action im= mediately. In the light of the above. I shall appreciate an urgent message = indicating your ability and willingness to
handle this transactio= n sincerely.


  AWAITING YOUR U= RGENT 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 threat= ened to kill me and have the money alone, I thank God Today that am out fro= m my country (KENYA) but now In (Burkina Faso) where my father deposited th= ese money with my name as the next of Kin. I have the documents for the cla= ims.

reply me with missaluna24@gmail.com


Yours Sincerely
Miss Aluna Kipkaly= a Kones.

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