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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: Miss Wendy George <misswendygeorge@gmail.com>
Reply-To: miswendygeorge@protonmail.com
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2022 15:51:00 +0000
Subject:


*I am writing this mail to you with tears and sorrow from my heart. With
due respect trust and humanity, I appeal to you to exercise a little
patience and read through my letter, I wish to contact you personally for a
long term business relationship and investment assistance in your Country
so I feel quite safe dealing with you in this important business having
gone through your remarkable profile, honestly I am writing this email to
you with pains, tears and sorrow from my heart, I will really like to have
a good relationship 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 Miss Wendy George Saitoti, 22yrs old female and I held from
Kenya in East Africa. My father was the former Kenyan **Internal Security
Minister**. He and **his deputy, Orwa Ojode, **had been on board **when the
aircraft went down in west of Nairobi and crash**, **was on his way to a
security meeting when his helicopter crashed on Sunday morning**.** The
plane crashed on *
*10 June 2012**. You can read more about the crash through the below site:*

*www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-18384861
<http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-18384861>*











* After the burial of my father, my stepmother and my uncle conspired and
sold my father's property to an Italian Expert rate which they share the
money among themselves and live nothing for me. I am constrained to contact
you because of the abuse I am receiving from my wicked stepmother and
uncle. They planned to take away all my late father's treasury and
properties from me since the unexpected death of my beloved Father.
Meanwhile I wanted to escape to the USA but they hide away my international
passport and other valuable traveling documents. Luckily they did not
discover where I kept my father’s File which contains important documents.
So I decided to run to the refugee camp where I am presently seeking asylum
under the United Nations High Commission for the Refugee here in
Ouagadougou, Republic of Burkina Faso. One faithful morning, I opened my
father's briefcase and found out the documents which he has deposited huge
amount of money in one bank in Burkina Faso with my name as the next of
kin. I traveled 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 am married or present a trustee who will help me and invest the
money overseas. 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 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. Although, you may
wonder why I am so soon revealing myself to you without knowing you, well I
will say that my mind convinced me that you may be the true person to help
me. my father of blessed memory deposited the sum of ($15.500, 000.00)
Dollars in Bank with my name as the next of kin. However, I shall forward
you with the necessary documents on confirmation of your acceptance to
assist me for the transfer and deposit certificate. As you will help me
investment the fund in your country, and I will like to complete my
studies, as I was in school when my beloved father died. It is my intention
to compensate you with 30% of the total money 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 into action
immediately. In the light of the above. I shall appreciate an urgent
response indicating your ability and willingness to handle this transaction
sincerely. AWAITING YOUR URGENT AND POSITIVE RESPONSE, Please do keep this
only to you for now until the bank will transfer the fund. I plead to you
not to disclose it till I come over because I am afraid of my wicked
stepmother who has threatened to kill me and have the money alone, I thank
God Today that I 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
have the documents for the claims. Yours Sincerely Miss Wendy George*

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