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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: Mayar Kipkalya <mayaarrkipx@walla.co.il>
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2017 13:36:11 +0200
Subject: I am waiting for your urgent reply

 
  Hello Dear Friend,

How are you today? i hope you are fine and good. My name is Mayar Kipkalya,I am young a beautiful girl in search of a trust worthy,honest and reliable man. I hope honesty and trust they say build a strong relationship,no matter the distance that keeps us apart it still gives me the confident to write you this mail. I am writing this message to you With due respect, trust and humility, i appeal to you to exercise a little patience to read through my letter. i feel quite safe dealing with you in this important life issue.

I am constrained to contact you because of the brutality and maltreatment I am receiving from my step mother. She planned to take away all my late father's treasury and Assets from me since the unexpected death of my beloved Father. my mother died many years ago when i was a little girl and I was left alone with my step mother to take care of me. I wanted to travel to Europe, but she hide away my international passport and other valuable documents. Luckily she did not discover where I kept my father's File which contained very important documents . Now I am presently staying in the Buduburam United Nations Camp here in Ghana for my safety. I am seeking for long term relationship and investment assistance to enable me have a better life again.

My father of blessed memory deposited the sum of Three Million,Seven Hundred and thirty Thousand US dollar (US$3,730,000.00) in one of the leading bank here in Ghana with my name as the next of kin. I had contacted the Bank to claim the fund but the Branch Manager told me that my refugee status according to the local law does not authorize me to carry out the operation of receiving the fund. However, the manager advised me to get a honest and reliable trustee and representative who will stand on my behalf to claim the fund on my behalf. I am now searching for a trust worthy and reliable man that will help me to receive the fund so that immediately after the transfer,i will clear my status and come over to start a new life and to complete my studies.

I have with me the deposit slip which was given to my late father when he deposited the money and i will send it to you when the need arise.
I pray that you will save my life and restore back hope to me and a better future. Immediately after the transfer,i will come over to your country to be with you and if you love me enough,we can be lovers and start a lovely relationship and i assure you,i will make you happy and be loyal to you for the rest of my life

If you are honest, trust worthy and ready to help me to receive this fund into your account,Send to me

your Full name...................
your contact Address.............
your country.....................
your Age.........................
your work........................
your telephone number............


Reply me to my email inbox; mayarx2@yahoo.com

As soon as i receive your acceptance to help me,i will put things into action immediately and i will send to you the bank details where the fund is deposited for you to write to the bank and ask them the possibility of transferring the fund into your account as my Trustee and representative.
I am waiting for your positive response soon
greetings from
Mayar.
Email; ( mayarx2@yahoo.com )

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