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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 Alima Sawadogo <sawadogoalima150@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2014 10:05:59 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Season Greetings Dear Friend,


 Season Greetings Dear Friend,

May your New Year be filled with special moment, peace and happiness, the joy and love of God be with you and your family, only wishing you all the joys of Christmas and a new year of happiness and promotions, Marry Christmas and a happy new year, My name is Miss Alima Sawadogo Kipkalya, 25yrs old female 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 the Cessna 210, which was headed to Kericho and crashed in a remote area called Kajong, in western Kenya. I lost my father, Secondly because of the political crisis and bomb explosions and kidnapping from the rebels rapping young girls women in Kenyan capital Nairobi, I am a Christian also I am afraid to continue my life and studies here because of the all this problem in my country,
Please read more from the website

http://www.breakingnews.com/topic/nairobi-nairobi-area-ke/

I am contacting you because I need you to stand as my guardian in the management of a sum $3.2 Million u.s dollars that my late father left for me before he died in one of the banks in Burkina Faso West Africa. I am the only daughter of my parents and I am ever ready to offer you 30% for your help in receiving this fund in your country also you will recommend a good university where I will continue my studies, I will give you more details and the reply from the bank on my arrival here to find how the fund can be release to me as the next of Kin, I am now in A mission refugee camp here in Burkina Faso to hide myself and wait for the transfer, I hope you will read and understand my present situation also I pray God will touch your heart to help me out from here after you receive the fund from the bank, I promise you will never regret anything in helping me out from here, the fund is legally deposited also will be legally transferred, Marry Christmas and a happy new year,
Sincerely Yours,
Miss Alima Sawadogo Kipkalya.
Pls send reply to ( sawadogoalima150@yahoo.fr )

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