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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: Office Information <office_information2@aol.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2017 18:30:41 -0400
Subject: Hello Dear


My Dearest,

Good Day My names are Miss Samira Kipkalya Kones, 23yrs old female, single and from Kenya in East Africa please I need an investment assistance if you will accept,My father was the former Kenyan road Minister. He and the Assistant Minister of Home Affairs Lorna Laboso had been on board the Cessna 210, which was headed to Kericho and crashed in a remote area called Kajong'a, in western Kenya. The plane crashed on the Tuesday 10th, June, 2008. You can read more about it here in the below linke,

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

I am seeking for a long term relationship. My father of blessed memory deposited the sum of US $6.7 Million in one bank in Burkina Faso with my name as the next of kin. I have contacted the Bank to withdraw some money but the Branch Manager told me that my late father will and instruction is that the money be release to me only when am able to present a foreign investor or foreign Trustee or immediately am married then i will present my husband. However, the Bank director advised me to provide a foreign trustee or investor who will stand on my behalf that the bank will release the fund.

Therefore, I want you to stand as my trustee and provide a bank account for transferring of my inherited fund then I will relocate to your country and settle down with you to have a better life. if you have accept to assist me ,It is my intention to compensate you with 30% of the total money for your assistance and the balance shall be for investment in any profitable risk free business which you will also help me on i have no any idea about investment over there in your country .

Please write me here (misssamirakipkalyakones@mail.bg) and I will give you more details in my next mail if you accept to help me.

Yours Sincerely,
Miss Samira Kipkalya Kones

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