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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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Fraud email example:

From: Wendy Kipkalya <wekjkjj@aol.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2015 04:13:37 -0400
Subject:








PLEASE REPLY ME THROUGH MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS wendykipkalya@y7mail.com


I am writing this mail to you with tears and sorrow from my heart.With due respect trust and humanity, I appeal to you to exercise a littlepatience and read through my letter, I wish to contact you personally for along term business relationship and investment assistance in your Country so Ifeel quite safe dealing with you in this important business having gone throughyour remarkable profile, honestly I am writing this email to you with pains,tears and sorrow from my heart, I will really like to have a good relationshipwith you and I have a special reason why I decided to contact you, I decided tocontact you due to the urgency of my situation, My name is Miss Wendy KipkalyaKones, 23yrs old female and I held from Kenya in East Africa. My father was theformer Kenyan road Minister. He and Assistant Minister of Home Affairs LornaLaboso had been on board the Cessna 210, which was headed to Kericho andcrashed in a remote area called Kajong,
in western Kenya.The plane crashed on the Tuesday 10th, June, 2008.
You can read more about the crash through the below site:

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/06/10/kenya.crash/index.html

After the burial of my father, my stepmother and uncle conspiredand sold my father's property to an Italian Expert rate which the shared themoney among themselves and live nothing for me. I am constrained to contact youbecause of the abuse I am receiving from my wicked stepmother and uncle. Theyplanned to take away all my late father's treasury and properties from me sincethe unexpected death of my beloved Father. Meanwhile I wanted to escape to the USA but theyhide away my international passport and other valuable traveling documents.Luckily they did not discover where I kept my fathers File which containsimportant documents. So I decided to run to the refugee camp where I ampresently seeking asylum under the United Nations High Commission for theRefugee here in Ouagadougou, Republic of Burkina Faso.

One faithful morning, I opened my father's briefcase and found outthe documents which he has deposited huge amount of money in one bank in Burkina Fasowith my name as the next of kin. I traveled to Burkina Faso to withdraw themoney for a better life so that 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'sinstruction/will to the bank is that the money would only be release to me whenI am married or present a trustee who will help me and invest the moneyoverseas. I am in search of an honest and reliable person who will help me andstand as my trustee so that I will present him to the Bank for transfer of themoney to his bank account overseas. I have chosen to contact you after myprayers and I believe that you will not betray my trust. But rather take me asyour own sister or daughther.

Although, you may wonder why I am so soon revealing myself to youwithout knowing you, well I will say that my mind convinced me that you may bethe true person to help me. More so, my father of blessed memory deposited thesum of (US$11.500, 000) Dollars in Bank with my name as the next of kin.However, I shall forward you with the necessary documents on confirmation ofyour acceptance to assist me for the transfer and statement of the fund in yourcountry. As you will help me in an investment, and I will like to complete mystudies, as I was in my 1year in the university when my beloved father died. Itis my intention to compensate you with 30% of the total money for your servicesand the balance shall be my capital in your establishment. As soon as I receiveyour positive response showing your interest I will put things into actionimmediately. In the light of the above. I shall appreciate an urgent messageindicating your ability and willingness to
handle this transaction sincerely.

AWAITING YOUR URGENT AND POSITIVE RESPONSE, Please do keep thisonly to your self for now un till the bank will transfer the fund. I plead toyou not to disclose it till I come over because I am afraid of my wicked stepmotherwho has threatened to kill me and have the money alone, I thank God Today thatam out from my country (KENYA) but now In (Burkina Faso) where my fatherdeposited these money with my name as the next of Kin. I have the documents forthe claims.
Yours Sincerely
Miss Wendy Kipkalya Kones

PLEASE REPLY ME THROUGH MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS wendykipkalya@y7mail.com

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