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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?Im1hcnkga2lwa2FseWEi?= <mary16k@terra.com>
Date:
Subject:


Dear Friend!Please I need your help,

How are you doing t= oday , Hope you are in perfect condition? Please i apologies with you to ex= ercise a little patience and read through my letter, i feel quite safe deal= ing with you in this important business , i know my letter will come to you= as a surprise because we have never meet for the first  time, but i r= eally like to have a good relationship with you because i have a special re= ason why i decided to contact you, I decided to contact you due to the urge= ncy of my situation here, My name is Miss Mary Kipkalya Kones,25yrs old fem= ale originated from Kenya in East Africa.My Father was the former Kenyan Ro= ad Minister 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, After the burial of my beloved fath= er, my wicked stepmother and uncle conspired there self together and sold m= y father's property which the shared the money among themselves and live no= thing for me, fortunately one faithful morning, as i was cleaning my late f= ather bed room i found an important documents which my late beloved father = use to deposit huge amount of money in one bank in Burkina Faso with my nam= e as the next of kin so i travelled to Burkina Faso since is a nearby count= ry to withdraw the money for a better life so that i can take care of mysel= f and start a new life.

But on my arrival to the bank in Burkina Fas= o, the Branch Manager of the Bank whom i met in person told me that my fath= er's instruction to the bank is that the money would only be release to me = when i am married or present a trustee foreigner who will help me invest th= e money overseas, i am in search of an honest and reliable person who will = help me and stand as my foreign trustee so that i will present him to the B= ank for transfer of the money to his bank account overseas and i have chose= n to contact you after my prayers and i believe that you will not betray my= trust.

You may wonder why i am so soon revealing myself to you with= out knowing you, To me i will say that my spirit and mind convinced me that= you may be the true person to help me, I will like to disclose much to you= if you can help me to relocate to your country because my stepmother have = threaten many times to assassinate me due to her wickedness and jealousy=E2= =80=99s because she has no issue for my father since she was married after = the accident that killed my mother years back, The amount of the money depo= sited is($8.5 USD) Million United State Dollars, the Branch manager whom i = met in person have confirmed to me that the money is there and that i am th= e next of kin but the only thing he told me is that my father's instruction= to the bank is that the money would only be release to me when i present a= trustee foreigner who will help me and invest the money overseas, and he a= dvice me to look for a honest and reliable person who will represent me as = my trustee so that their bank will release the money to me.

However,= you will help by recommending a nice University in your country so that i = can complete my studies. It is my intention to compensate you with 40% of t= he total money for your efforts and kindness services and the balance shall= be my capital investment in your country. As soon as i receive your positi= ve response showing your interest i will inform the bank that i am ready to= present a foreign trustee who will receive the fund on my behalf.Please i = want you to keep this only to your self for now until the bank transfer the= fund. I beg you not to disclose it till i come over because i am afraid of= my stepmother who has threatened to kill me and have the money alone ,I th= ank God today that am out from my country (KENYA) but now In (Burkina Faso)= where the money is deposited.Thanks for your patient and understanding hop= e to hear from you .God Bless you.help me for the sake of God and humanity.= We are anxiously waiting for your acceptance reply.

Yours forever fr= iend,
Miss Mary Kipkalya Konse.
Remain blessed!


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