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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 Kipkalya <m_kofi7@aol.fr>
Reply-To: ami_lor515@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2014 14:34:08 -0700
Subject: Hello Dear This Message Is Respectfully Yours,

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 your understanding.  I am writing with due respect, pains, tears and sorrow from my heart. 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: http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/06/10/kenya.crash/
 I am constrained to contact you because of the maltreatment which I  am receiving from my wicked uncle and step Mother who have planned to take away all my late father's treasury and properties from me since the unexpected death of my beloved Father.  I need your urgent help to be my investment Manager/Partner in your country however, am seeking for a long term relationship and investment assistance under your control in your country. I inherited the sum of USD$9,5000.000.00(Million) from my late Father which was deposited in the custody of Bank Of Africa in my name as the beneficiary/Next of Kin. I had contacted the Bank to clear the deposit but the Branch Manager reminded me that my late Father made a delaration in his legal will that i must present a foreign investment Manager/Trustee who would help in investment of the funds. Because of my refugee status here in this country i have no right to make the claim myself. I am presently staying in the refugee camp here in Burkina Faso.  
I have my late father's file where all the funds documents contained. The bank has agreed to release the funds once i have appointed in proxy an investment Manager/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 and partner with you in your business. 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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