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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 Amanda Kipkalya <miss.amanda.kipkalyakones01@gmail.com>
Reply-To: miss.amanda.kipkalyakones0@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2021 10:49:36 +0000
Subject: Greetings my beloved,

Greetings my beloved,

I am writing this mail to you with tears and sorrow from my heart. With due
respect trust and humanity, I appeal to you to exercise a little patience
and read through my letter, I wish to contact you personally for a long
term business relationship and investment assistance in your Country so I
feel quite safe dealing with you in this important business having gone
through your remarkable profile, honestly I am writing this email to you
with pains, tears and sorrow from my heart, I will really like to have a
good relationship with you and I have a special reason why I decided to
contact you, I decided to contact you due to the urgency of my situation,
My name is Miss Amanda Kipkalya Kones, 24yrs old female and I held 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, in western Kenya. The plane crashed on the Tuesday 10th, June,
2008. You can read more about 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 sold
my father's property to an Italian Expert rate which the shared the money
among themselves and live nothing for me. I am constrained to contact you
because of the abuse I am receiving from my wicked stepmother and uncle.
They planned to take away all my late father's treasury and properties from
me since the unexpected death of my beloved Father. Meanwhile I wanted to
escape to the USA but they hide away my international passport and other
valuable traveling documents. Luckily they did not discover where I kept my
fathers File which contains important documents. So I decided to run to the
refugee camp where I am presently seeking asylum under the United Nations
High Commission for the Refugee here in Ouagadougou, Republic of Burkina
Faso.

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

Although, you may wonder why I am so soon revealing myself to you without
knowing you, well I will say that my mind convinced me that you may be the
true person to help me. More so, my father of blessed memory deposited the
sum of $6.7M ( Six Million seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ) in ISLAMIC
GROUP AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK BURKINA FASO which he used my name as the
next of kin. However, I shall forward you with the necessary documents on
confirmation of your acceptance to assist me for the transfer and statement
of the fund in your country. As you will help me in an investment, and I
will like to complete my studies, It is my intention to compensate you with
30% of the total money for your services and the balance shall be my
capital in your establishment. As soon as I receive your positive response
showing your interest I will put things into action immediately. In the
light of the above. I shall appreciate an urgent message indicating your
ability and willingness to handle this transaction sincerely.

1. Can you handle this transfer for me?
2. Can i trust you as a genuine friend?

AWAITING YOUR URGENT AND POSITIVE RESPONSE, Please do keep this only to
your self for now on till the bank will transfer the fund. I plead to you
not to disclose it till I come over because I am afraid of my wicked
stepmother who has threatened to kill me and have the money alone, I thank
God Today that am out from my country (KENYA) but now In (Burkina Faso)
where my father deposited these money with my name as the next of Kin. I
have the documents for the claims.
become best friends in future sorry for my pictures i will enclose it in
my next mail and more about me when i hear from you okay i am living now in
a refugee camp,

Kisses and warmest regards
Yours Sincerely
Miss Amanda Kipkalya Kones.

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