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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: =?UTF-8?B?Ik1pc3MgQWxpbWEgU2F3YWRvZ28gS2lwa2FseWEi?= <brucy030@terra.com>
Date:
Subject:

Greetings My Dear Friend,

My name is Miss Alima  Sawadogo = Kipkalya, 25yrs old single female never married, I'm from Kenya in East Af= rica. My father was the former Kenyan road Minister. He and Assistant Minis= ter of Home Affairs Lorna Laboso had been on the Cessna 210, which was head= ed to Kericho and crashed in a remote area called Kajong, in western Kenya.= I lost my father on that day, Secondly because of the political crisis and= bomb explosions with kidnapping from the rebels in Africa, Mostly what hap= pened at the university on the date 02 April 2015, Somali militants burst i= nto a university in eastern Kenya on Thursday and killed nearly 150 student= s, I am afraid to continue my life and studies I am now in a nearby country= call Burkina Faso (West Africa) through the help of the united Nations,Please read more from the BBC website

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/af= rica/7446832.stm
http://www.breakingnews.com/topic/nairobi-nairobi-area-= ke/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3022586/Masked-gunmen-launch= -attack-morning-prayers-Kenyan-university.html


I am contacting y= ou because I want you to stand as my guardian and Trustee in the management= of a sum $3.2 Million u.s dollars that my late father left for me before h= e died in one of the banks in Burkina Faso West Africa. I am the only daugh= ter of my parents and I am ever ready to offer you 30% for your help in rec= eiving 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 repl= y from the bank on my arrival here to find how the fund can be release to m= e 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 un= derstand my present situation also I pray God will touch your heart to help= me out from here , I promise to spend the rest of my life over there in yo= ur country also Please take me as part of your family or your daughter, the= fund is legally deposited also will be legally transferred to your bank ac= count, The Bank transfer director Advised me to present someone who will st= and as my legal trustee also provide  account where the fund will be t= ransferred, I will send my photos and passport with transfer documents as s= oon as I read from you indicating your seriousness in helping me out from h= ere to a better place where I will start a new life and complete  my s= tudies,
Sincerely Yours,
Miss Alima Sawadogo Kipkalya.
Pls send re= ply to ( sawadogoalima150@yahoo.fr )


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