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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: "GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY." <marykipkalya26@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2015 00:56:10 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Please My Dear I Really Need Your Help,


Greetings to you and your family ,

Good day,my name is Miss Mary Kipkalya Konse. 25years old,the only daughter to my late parent Mr/Mrs  Kipkalya Konse. I am contacting you because i need you to stand as my guardian in the management of a sum $8.5 million u.s dollars that my late father left for me before he died.i am the 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 advice 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. Please I am ever ready to offer you 35% for your help,10% will be donated to the orphans like me to help the poor,then you will help me invest the balance for me in your country. Please take me like your daughter or your sister. Thanks and I will give you more details as soon as I hear from you.


1. Can you handle this transfer for me?
2. Can i trust you as a genuine friend?



Yours forever friend,
Miss Mary Kipkalya Konse.
Remain blessed!


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