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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: Esther Kones <hajaribrahim601@gmail.com>
Reply-To: estherkones1@citromail.hu
Date: Sun, 1 May 2022 03:33:08 -0700
Subject: CRY FOR HELP,

CRY FOR HELP,

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 Esther
Kones, 23yrs old female and I held from Kenya in East Africa. My
father was the former Kenyan Road Minister. Him 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'a, 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 they 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 bank in
Burkina Faso with my name as the next of kin. I traveled to 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/daughter.

Although, you may wonder why I am so soon revealing myself to you
without knowing you, well I will say that my mind convince Ed me that
you may be the true person to help me. More so, my father of blessed
memory deposited the sum of (US$6.7) Six million Seven hundred
thousand Dollars in Bank with 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, as i was in my 1year in the university when my
beloved father died. 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 and to handle this transaction sincerely. please Reply me on this
email address estherkones1@citromail.hu.

AWAITING YOUR URGENT AND POSITIVE RESPONSE, Please do keep this only
to yourself for now until 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.

PLEASE PLEASE REPLY ME ON THIS EMAIL [estherkones1@citromail.hu]

TANKS. AS GOD WILL BLESS YOU,
Yours truly
Esther Kones

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