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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Fraud email example:

From: Roseline Kabila <kabilaroseline33@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 02:47:02 +0100 (BST)
Subject: GOOD DAY



Dear Sir,

It is with heart full of hope that I write to seek your candid help in the content below. I am Mrs. Roseline Bos Kabila a Spainish woman of 42 years old resident in Democratic Republic of Congo over 25 years ago. I am the 3rd wive of the Late Congo President, laurent Kabila who was assassinated in February 2000. You may be surprise to receive my letter, however, I got your contact from the Democratic Republic of Congo chamber of commerce and trade. I have decided to contact you for confidential and rewarding joint business that worth US$58.200.000.00.

Since the death of my husband, president Laurent Kabila, there has been incessant hostilities spanning in the family over his 'will.' My two daughters and I have been marginalized by other wives and his first son Joseph Kabila who succeeded him as the new president of Democratic Republic of Congo. Perhaps because of my closeness with my late husband as his last and youngest wife or because I am a Spainish origin.

However, before the death of my husband, Lerent Kabila he deposited the sum of US$58,200.00(Fifty Eight Million Two Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) in my name in a security company in Democratic Republic of Congo. The essence of this letter to you is because of the need for a trusted and honest person who I can entrust this money in his care. Why I need a foreign contact is that I can not run the logistics involved in Democratic Republic of Congo just to forestall other wives and his son president Joseph Kabila getting wind of my clandestine moves. I am presently taking refuge in a guest house in one of the neighboring countries of Democratic Republic of Congo.

If you consummate the sympathetic heart to help, I will send the consignment to you with the assistance of a security company via Diplomatic Courier means for safekeeping pending my relocation to your country for disbursement and investment.I promise to give you 40% at the end of the transaction. Observe carefully no risk inherent, so, I urge you not to underestimate this vision. My two daughters and I shall come over immediately the consignment (money) leaves Republic of Congo to meet with you in your country.

The diplomatic Courier company will tag the consignment as personal effect:- As soon as I receive your consent relevant documents will be prepared in your favour authenticating you as the beneficiary of the consignment.



Best regards,

Roseline Kabila.






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