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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: Miss Diana Kipkalya <hgfdrtej@aol.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2017 11:33:17 -0400
Subject: Hello Dear



PLEASE REPLY ME THROUGHMY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS (miss.dianakipkalya@mail.com)

I am writing this mail to you with tearsand sorrow from my heart. With due respect trust and humanity, I appeal to youto exercise a little patience and read through my letter, I wish to contact youpersonally for a long term business relationship and investment assistance inyour Country so I feel quite safe dealing with you in this important businesshaving gone through your remarkable profile, honestly I am writing this emailto you with pains, tears and sorrow from my heart, I will really like to have agood relationship with you and I have a special reason why I decided to contactyou, I decided to contact you due to the urgency of my situation, My name isMiss Diana Kipkalya Kones, 23yrs old female and I held from Kenya in EastAfrica. My father was the former Kenyan road Minister. He and AssistantMinister of Home Affairs Lorna Laboso had been on board the Cessna 210, whichwas headed to Kericho and crashed in a remote area called Kajong,in westernKenya. The plane crashed on the Tuesday 10th, June, 2008.You can read moreabout the crash through the below site:http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/06/10/kenya.crash/index.html

After the burial of my father, my stepmother and uncle conspired and soldmy father's property to an Italian Expert rate which the shared the money amongthemselves and live nothing for me. I am constrained to contact you because ofthe abuse I am receiving from my wicked stepmother and uncle. They planned totake away all my late father's treasury and properties from me since theunexpected death of my beloved Father. Meanwhile I wanted to escape to the USA but theyhide away my international passport and other valuable traveling documents.Luckily they did not discover where I kept my fathers File which containsimportant documents. So I decided to run to the refugee camp where I ampresently seeking asylum under the United Nations High Commission for theRefugee here in Ouagadougou, Republic of Burkina Faso.

One faithful morning, I opened my father's briefcase and found out thedocuments which he has deposited huge amount of money in one bank in Burkina Fasowith my name as the next of kin. I traveled to Burkina Faso to withdraw themoney 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'sinstruction/will to the bank is that the money would only be release to me whenI am married or present a trustee who will help me and invest the moneyoverseas. I am in search of an honest and reliable person who will help me andstand as my trustee so that I will present him to the Bank for transfer of themoney to his bank account overseas. I have chosen to contact you after myprayers and I believe that you will not betray my trust. But rather take me asyour own sister or daughther.

Although, you may wonder why I am so soon revealing myself to you withoutknowing you, well I will say that my mind convinced me that you may be the trueperson to help me. More so my father of blessed memory deposited the sum of(US$11.500, 000) Dollars in Bank with my name as the next of kin. However, Ishall forward you with the necessary documents on confirmation of youracceptance to assist me for the transfer and statement of the fund in yourcountry. As you will help me in an investment, and I will like to complete mystudies, as I was in my 1year in the university when my beloved father died. Itis my intention to compensate you with 30% of the total money for your servicesand the balance shall be my capital in your establishment. As soon as I receiveyour positive response showing your interest I will put things into actionimmediately. In the light of the above. I shall appreciate an urgent messageindicating your ability and willingness to
handle this transaction sincerely.

AWAITING YOUR URGENT AND POSITIVE RESPONSE, Please do keep this only to yourself for now untill the bank will transfer the fund. I plead to you not todisclose it till I come over because I am afraid of my wicked stepmother whohas threatened to kill me and have the money alone, I thank God Today that amout from my country (KENYA) but now In (Burkina Faso) where my father depositedthese money with my name as the next of Kin. I have the documents for theclaims.

Yours Sincerely
Miss Diana Kipkalya Kones

PLEASE REPLY ME THROUGH MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS (miss.dianakipkalya@mail.com)

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