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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: Miss Wendy George <misswendygeorge@gmail.com>
Reply-To: misswendygeorge@mail.com
Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2021 18:02:10 -0700
Subject: Good friend


*my dear hear the cry of an orphan as i have noticed that I am orphan,
first of all let me introduce myself to you before I will go ahead for my
reason of contacting you, *

*My name is Miss Wendy Saitoti 22yrs old female the only daughter of George
Saitoti the former Kenyan Internal Security Minister, My beloved father
George Saitoti and his assistant Joshua Orwa Ojodeh were killed in a
helicopter crash in Ngong Forest in Kenyan East Africa. The accident
happened on June 10th 2012. On Sunday few minutes after they had taken off
from Wilson Airport Kenyan with a new police helicopter, heading for a
fundraiser in Ndiwa constituency. You can read more about the incidence
trough the below website, *



*http://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/10/world/africa/kenya-minister-killed/index.html
<http://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/10/world/africa/kenya-minister-killed/index.html>
*



*throughout when my father was alive, his wife which i take as my mother
and his son as my blood brother without knowing they are not my
biologically mother and blood brother, because i noticed that my mother
care about me as my father do also she don’t show me any motherly care,
and my brother don’t come close to me even if i called him on phone he
don’t like to pick my calls, infarct they all behalves string characters to
me is only my father that take care of me and show me love, and i never
know that my father adopted me and i never know that the person i called my
biologically mother is not my mother and my brother is not my blood brother
as i think before the death of my father, After the burial of my father, my
mother start changing all my father's property to her son personal name
been my brother as I think. i said nothing because i know my mother don’t
love me, few months later our family lawyer visited us and said that she
want to see me alone and my mother pick offence about that and said that
the lawyer should explain why in public, and the lawyer refuse to do that,
finally the lawyer called me out and see me alone, also hand over to me my
father will certificate about me and a deposit certificate of a huge amount
of money $15.5Million United State Dollars, in one bank with my name as the
legal next of kin to inherit the fund in another country called Burkina
Faso.*



*but due to i have noticed that the person i called my mother don’t love me
i have to hide the documents away before coming back to house on my return
my mother called me with my brother ask me what happened and i explain to
them, and she become angry with me with my brother, because of this the
person i called my mother explain everything about me and tell me that the
money did not belong to me, because i was adopted by my father, also said
that she is not in support of the adoption, and said for that reason I must
give her the fund documents, as i refuse the person i called my brother
beat me merciless and necked me with all kind of maltreatment and luck me
in toilet, for fool day, finally i escape from our house to the nearby city
with the documents, *

*Now I am constrained to contact you because of the abuse and maltreatment
I am receiving from the woman and her son because i will not call her my
mother again hence I have noticed that she is not my mother. So I decided
to I travelled to Burkina Faso to withdraw the money 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's
instruction/will to the bank is that the money would only be release to me
when I present a foreign trustee who will help me and invest the money in a
foreign country. *



*Presently I am seeking asylum under the United Nations High Commission for
the Refugee here in Ouagadougou, Republic of Burkina Faso. Because I don’t
have money to lodge in a Hotel, I am in search of an honest and reliable
person who will help me and stand as my trustee so that I will present him
to the Bank for transfer of the money to his/her bank account in overseas.
I have chosen to contact you after my prayers and I believe that you will
not betray my trust. But rather take me as your own sister or daughter. So
my father with blessed memory deposited the sum of (US$15.500, 000) Dollars
in Bank with my name as the next of kin. However, I shall forward you the
necessary documents on confirmation of your acceptance to assist me for the
transfer. As you will help for the investment, and I will like to complete
my studies, as I was in my (SS3) when my beloved father died. It is my
intention to compensate you with 30% of the total fund for your services
and the balance shall be my capital in your establishment. As soon as I
receive your positive response showing your interest I will put things in
action immediately. In the light of the above. I will appreciate an urgent
message indicating your ability and willingness to*

*Handle this transaction sincerely.*



*Please don’t disclose it to any one until I come over because I am afraid
of This woman who has threatened to kill me and have the money alone, I
thank God Today that am out from my country (KENYA) but now In (Burkina
Faso) where my father deposited these fund with my name as the next of Kin.
I have the documents for the claims.*

*Yours Sincerely*

*Miss Wendy Saitoti*

*Contact me here (misswendygeorge@gmail.com <misswendygeorge@gmail.com>) *



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