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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?Ik1pc3MgQWxpbWF0YSBTYXdhZG9nbyBLaXBrYWx5YSI=?= <brucy001@terra.com>
Date:
Subject:

Greetings My Dear Friend,

My name is Miss Alimata  Sawadogo&nbs= p; Kipkalya, 25yrs old single female never married, I'm from Kenya in East = Africa. My father was the former Kenyan road Minister. He and Assistant Min= ister of Home Affairs Lorna Laboso had been on the Cessna 210, which was he= aded to Kericho and crashed in a remote area called Kajong, in western Keny= a. I lost my father on that day, Secondly because of the political crisis a= nd bomb explosions with kidnapping from the rebels in Africa, Mostly what h= appened at the university on the date 02 April 2015, Somali militants burst= into a university in eastern Kenya on Thursday and killed nearly 150 stude= nts, I am afraid to continue my life and studies I am now in a nearby count= ry call Burkina Faso (West Africa) through the help of the united Nations,<= br>
Please read more from the BBC website

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2= /hi/africa/7446832.stm
http://www.breakingnews.com/topic/nairobi-nairobi= -area-ke/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3022586/Masked-gunmen-= launch-attack-morning-prayers-Kenyan-university.html

I am contacting= you because I want you to stand as my guardian and Trustee in the manageme= nt of a sum $3.2 Million u.s dollars that my late father left for me before= he died. I am the only daughter of my parents and I am ever ready to offer= you 30% for your help in receiving this fund in your country also you will= recommend a good university where I will continue my studies; I will give = you more details and the reply from the bank on my arrival here to find how= the fund can be release to me as the next of Kin, I am now in A mission re= fugee camp here in Burkina Faso to hide myself and wait for the transfer, I= hope you will read and understand my present situation also I pray God wil= l touch your heart to help me out from here , I promise to spend the rest o= f my life over there in your country also Please take me as part of your fa= mily or your daughter, the fund is legally deposited also will be legally t= ransferred to your bank account, Another option is  you will receive t= he fund through ATM VISA CARD to your door step Address ,It will take only = 4 to 5 days to deliver the ATM CARD to your address as my trustee through D= HL .Advice from one of the bank directors. I will send my photos and passpo= rt as soon as I read from you indicating your seriousness in helping me out= from here to a better place where I will start a new life and complete&nbs= p; my studies,


Sincerely Yours,
Miss Alimata Sawadogo Kipkaly= a.
Pls send reply to ( alimata.sawadogokipkalya@yahoo.ca )

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