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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: Williams Kabila <williamskabila01@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: williams_kabilapp@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 12:23:38 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT ANSWERS BANKING

FROM: MR WILLIAMS KABILA
NO4 SUNSET VELLAY, HILLFOX.
JOHANNESBURY, SOUTH AFRICA.
TEL/FAX: +27-73-727-0272

ATTN: SIR,

URGENT ANSWERS BANKING

SORRY FOR THE SURPRISE PROPOSAL, BUT EXCUSE ME, DUE TO MY DESPIRATION IN SEEKING AN URGENT ASSISTANCE. MY NAME IS WILLIAMS KABILA, YOUNGER BROTHER TO THE LATE (DRC) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO PRESIDENT LAURENT KABILA. SHORTLY BEFORE HIS DEATH HE GAVE ME THE AUTHORITY TO GO AND RELEASE A BOX IN A SECURITY COMPANY IN SOUTH AFRICA, WHERE HE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF US$36M (THIRTY SIX MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS).

ALTHOUGH THE SECURITY COMPANY KNOWS THE CONTENT OF THE BOX AS VALUABLE DOCUMENT, I WAS ABLE TO SECURE THE RELEASE WITH THE AUTHORITY OF MY BROTHER. WHILE WAITING FOR THE PILOT OF ONEOFAIRLINES, CONTRACTED BY MY BROTHER TO FLY THE MONEY BACK HOME TO THE DRC, I HEARD OF MY BROTHERS ASSASINATION.

AS A RESULT, I REDEPOSITED THE MONEY IN ANOTHER SECURITY COMPANY IN MY NAME AS BANKING DOCUMENT AND I DECIDED TO WAIT AND SEE IF THE NEW GOVERNMENT HEADED BY HIS SON WILL SEARCH FOR THE MONEY, BUT UPTILL NOW, NOTHING HAS BEEN SAID ABOUT THE MONEY WHICH MEANS IT IS NOT RECORDED, I WAS ADVISED BY A CLOSE FRIEND TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY OUT OF SOUTH AFRICA INTO A FORIGN ACCOUNT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.WHILE IN SEARCH OF A TRUSTED FORIGN PARTNER,I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH YOUR TRADE MISSION.

PLEASE KINDLY ASSIST ME. IN THIS REGARD .30 %( PERCENT)OF THE MONEY IS FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. 5% (PERCENT) IS EARMARKED FOR ANY PREPOST EXPENSES THAT MAY OCCUR ON BOTH SIDES IN THE CAUSE OF TRANSFER.THE BALANCE 65% PERCENT IS FOR ME. MEANWHILE, I HAVE APPLIED FOR POLITICAL ASYLUM HERE IN SOUTH AFRICA, AS I AWAIT YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE.

PLEASE, DO CONTACT ME ON MY PHONE NUMBER ABOVE FIRST BEFORE SENDING ME AN EMAIL FOR YOUR INFORMTION AND JUST FOR SECURITY REASONS PLEASE IF YOU ARE SINCERELY WILLING TO HELP ME.

THANKS AND GOD BLESS IN ALL YOUR ENDEVOURES.

MR WILLIAMS KABILA.


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