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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: wendy kipkalya <aytrsgte@aol.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2015 19:29:32 -0500
Subject:





PLEASE REPLY ME THROUGH MY PRIVATE EMAILADDRESS wendykipkallya@gmail.com


I am writing this mail to you with tears and sorrow frommy heart. With due respect trust and humanity, I appeal to you to exercise alittle patience and read through my letter, I wish to contact you personallyfor a long term business relationship and investment assistance in your Countryso I feel quite safe dealing with you in this important business having gonethrough your remarkable profile, honestly I am writing this email to you withpains, tears and sorrow from my heart, I will really like to have a goodrelationship with you and I have a special reason why I decided to contact you,I decided to contact you due to the urgency of my situation, My name is MissWendy Kipkalya Kones, 23yrs old female and I held from Kenya in East Africa. Myfather was the former Kenyan road Minister. He and Assistant Minister of HomeAffairs Lorna Laboso had been on board the Cessna 210, which was headed toKericho and crashed in a remote area called Kajong,
in western Kenya. The plane crashed on theTuesday 10th, June, 2008.
You can read more about the crash through the belowsite:

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

After the burial of my father, my stepmother and uncleconspired and sold my father's property to an Italian Expert rate which theshared the money among themselves and live nothing for me. I am constrained tocontact you because of the abuse I am receiving from my wicked stepmother anduncle. They planned to take away all my late father's treasury and propertiesfrom me since the unexpected death of my beloved Father. Meanwhile I wanted toescape to the USAbut they hide away my international passport and other valuable travelingdocuments. Luckily they did not discover where I kept my fathers File whichcontains important documents. So I decided to run to the refugee camp where Iam presently 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 briefcaseand found out the documents which he has deposited huge amount of money in onebank 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 revealingmyself to you without knowing you, well I will say that my mind convinced methat you may be the true person to help me. More so, my father of blessedmemory deposited the sum of (US$11.500, 000) Dollars in Bank with my name asthe next of kin. However, I shall forward you with the necessary documents onconfirmation of your acceptance to assist me for the transfer and statement ofthe fund in your country. As you will help me in an investment, and I will liketo complete my studies, as I was in my 1year in the university when my belovedfather died. It is my intention to compensate you with 30% of the total moneyfor your services and the balance shall be my capital in your establishment. Assoon as I receive your positive response showing your interest I will putthings into action immediately. In the light of the above. I shall appreciatean urgent message indicating your ability and willingness to
handle this transaction sincerely.

AWAITING YOUR URGENT AND POSITIVE RESPONSE, Please dokeep this only to your self for now un till the bank will transfer the fund. Iplead to you not to disclose it till I come over because I am afraid of mywicked stepmother who has threatened to kill me and have the money alone, Ithank God Today that am out from my country (KENYA) but now In (Burkina Faso)where my father deposited these money with my name as the next of Kin. I havethe documents for the claims.
Yours Sincerely
Miss Wendy Kipkalya Kones

PLEASE REPLY ME THROUGH MY PRIVATE EMAILADDRESS wendykipkallya@gmail.com

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