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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: "marykipkalya3@gmail.com" <marykipkalya3@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 1 May 2011 11:09:56 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Hello My Dear, looking for your love and trust.




Hello My Dear, looking for your love and trust.

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 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.Miss Mary kipkalya, 23yrs old female and I am

from Kenya in Africa. My father was the former Kenyan road Minister.

He and 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 o

Tuesday 10th, June,2008. You can read more about the crash through the

below

site:http://edition.cnn.com/ 2008/WORLD/africa/06/10/kenya.

crash/index.html


money to his bank account 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. Though 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. More so,

I will like to disclose much to you if you can help me to relocate to

your country because my stepmother has threatened to assassinate me.

The amount is( $10.8 USD )Million United State Dollars, and I have

confirmed from the bank in Burkina Faso on my arrival, You will also

help me to place the money in a more profitable business venture in

your Country. However, you will help by recommending a nice University

in your country so that I can complete my studies. It is my intention

to compensate you with 20% 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 message indicating your ability and willingness to handle

this transaction sincerely. Awaiting your urgent and positive

response. Please do keep this only to your self for now until the bank

will transfer the fund. I beg you not to disclose it till i come over

because I am afraid of my weaked stepmother 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 money with my name as the next of Kin.
I have the documents for the claims.



After the burial of my father, my stepmother and uncle conspired and

sold my father's property to an Italian Expertrate which they shared

the money among themselves and live nothing for me. One faithful

morning, I opened my father's briefcase and found out the documents

which he have deposited some huge amount of money in one bank in

Burkina Faso with my name as the next of kin. 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 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 fund.

Yours Sincerely, Miss Mary kipkalya.

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