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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?Ik1pc3MgTWFyeSBraXBrYWx5YSBLb25lcyI=?= <mary14@terra.com>
Date:
Subject:

Dear Friend,

This letter may come to you as a surprise due t= o the fact that we havenot yet met.Please bear with me i am writing this ma= il to you with tears and sorrow from my heat,

My name is Miss Mary K= ipkalya Kones, 25yrs old single female never married, I'm from Kenya in Eas= t Africa. My father was the former Kenyan road Minister. He and Assistant M= inister 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 Ke= nya. 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= happened at the university on the date 02 April 2015, Somali militants bur= st into a university in eastern Kenya on Thursday and killed nearly 150 stu= dents, I am afraid to continue my life and studies I am now in a nearby cou= ntry 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/africa/7446832.stm

I am contacting you because I want you to s= tand as my guardian and Trustee in the management of a sum $8.5 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 40% for your help in receiving this fund in your c= ountry also you will recommend a good university where I will continue my s= tudies; I will give you more details and the reply from the bank on my arri= val 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 pre= sent situation also I pray God will touch your heart to help me out from he= re , I promise to spend the rest of my life over there in your country also= Please take me as part of your family or your daughter, the fund is legall= y deposited also will be legally transferred to your bank account, The Bank= transfer director Advised me to present someone who will stand as my legal= trustee also provide  account where the fund will be transferred, I w= ill send my photos and passport with transfer documents as soon as I read f= rom you indicating your seriousness in helping me out from here to a better= place where I will start a new life and complete  my studies,

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Sincerely Yours,
Miss Mary Kipkalya Kones.

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