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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • kigali_kabila0006@yahoo.co.in (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?kigali=20kabila?= <kigali_kabila0006@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: kk1010_kabila@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 15:00:35 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Proposal to be my guardian


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: kigali_kabila0006@yahoo.co.in

From:Ken Kigali Kabila



Hello,


How Are You And Your Business,I Hope All Is Well With You And Your Business Or Work.


My Name Is Ken Kigali Kabila,The Son To Late Laurent Kabila Former President Of Congo Democratic(CD)He Was Killed By My Elder Brother(Not same Mother) The Present President Of Congo Democratic(CD) Joseph Kabila.


During The Period My Late Father Was A rebel Leader In the Bush When He was Fighting against Late President Mobutu Seseseko,My Mother Was Shot Dead By The Govenment Troop,By That Time I was In School In Accra Ghana,Because Of My Late Fathers Sworn Plan To oust Late Mobutu From Power Most Of His Children were Born Outside Congo and Were Raised And Schooled Abroad And Therefore We Hardly speak French Language That is Our Lingua Franca.


Beacuse Of The fact That My Mother was Shot and killed By The Government Troop,My Late Father made A Life Plan for Me.


Before My father died he gave me a Certificate of deposit and agreement he signed with the a security company in Port Novo Benin Republique Where he deposited Two Trunl Boxes on my behalf,and I was told by my late father that they contained 12.5M USD(Twelve Point Five Million United States Dollars each.

My Late Father Entered Into agreement With The security Company To Boxes to Whoever That I Will Present them As My Guardian If He My Late father Is Dead or permanently disable.


My Late Father Said To me That He want Me to Keep This Very Secret And never Ever Made It Known To Joseph Kabila Our Most Senior Brother,That He Dont Trust Him Although he is His Son.My Late Father said also That He is Perceiving That If He Dies That Joseph Will Maltreat Some of Us Who Are not Of the Same Mother With Him.


Please The Reason Why Iam contacting you Is to Act As My Guidian So That the security Company Will Release the Consignment To you,and You will Manage and Invest money In Business Prudently.If You Agree With Me to Be My Guardian I Will Give you 30% Of the total fund,And I Promise You That This Is Legal And Will Not Put Into any Trouble Or Problems At all.


Iam waiting Your urgent Reply,

Yours Sincerely,

Kigali Ken Kabila.



- kigali kabila

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