419 scam: maureen kipkalya <maureen.kipkalya1721@msn.com> Hello, This Message Is Respectfully Yours.

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million united state dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- maureenkipkalya@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: maureen kipkalya <maureen.kipkalya1721@msn.com>
Reply-To: maureenkipkalya@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:48:43 +0000
Subject: Hello, This Message Is Respectfully Yours.

Hello, This Message Is Respectfully Yours.

Permit Me To Inform You My Heart Desire, I Am Writing This Mail To You With Due Respect, Trust And Humanity. I Appeal To You To Exercise A Little Patience And Read Through My Letter Because I Feel Quite Safe Dealing With You In Person. Honestly, I Am Writing To You With Pains, Tears And Sorrow From My Heart, I Wish To Contact You Personally For A Long Term Business Relationship And Investment Assistance In Your Country.

Well, I Am Maureen Kipkalya, 24yrs Old Female ( Single ) And I’m From Kenya In East 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 On The Tuesday 10th, June, 2008.

You Can Read More About The Plane Crashed Through The Below Site:
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/world/africa/06/10/kenya.crash/index.html

After The Burial Of My Father, My Step-Mother And Uncle Had A Conspiracy Against Me And Sold My Father's Properties To An Italian Expatriate Which They Selfishly Shared The Money Among Themselves And Leave Me Only To Suffered.

However, I Inherited From My Late Father The Sum Of ( $5.800.000.00USD ) Million United State Dollars And Was Deposited In The Bank Here Burkina Faso .

My Step-Mother Threaten To Kill Me Because I Didn’t Accept Her To Sit On My Only Inherited Money Willed On My Name. Because Of Her Attempt To Killed Me, I Ran Away and Traveled To Burkina Faso And Had A Discussion With Bank Managing Director To Make Some Withdrawal Of The Money For A Better Life, So I Can Take Care Of Myself And Start A New Life Again, The Bank Managing Director Whom I Met In Person Told Me That My Father's Instruction In His Will Was The Inheritance Money Would Only Be Release To Me When I Present A Foreign Trustee Who Would Help Me And Invest The Money Overseas.

Please, I’m Seeking Your Assistance For The Following Reasons Below:
1. To Stand As My Foreign Trustee Over The Transaction.
2. After The Transaction, Locate A Good School In Your Country For Me.
3. To Invest The Money Into A Good Profitable Business Venture.

Looking Forward To Your Kind Reply Enable Me Give You The Bank Contact Information And My Late Father Bank Account Details Which You Will Use As My TRUSTEE To Apply For The Transfer.

Reply-To-My-Private-Mailbox: { maureenkipkalya@gmail.com }

Thanks And God Bless You
Maureen Kipkalya

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