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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!

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From: "Advocate Kenneth Mabubi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mabubiak@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2013 07:41:57 -0700
Subject: Advocate Kenneth Mabubi

 
ADVOCATE KENNETH MABUBI
MABUBI LAW FIRM
ATTORNEYS,NOTARIES,CONVEYANCERS
TEL:+27 78 8199683
FAX:+27 11 2197332
 
My names are Mr Kenneth Mabubi. I am an Advocate and I am the personal lawyer to Mr Bashir Saleh.If you do not know who Mr. Bashir Saleh is, he was the former aide and personal assistant to Late Libyan President Mr Muammar Gaddafi, who is presently residing in our country South Africa, he is presently facing arrest and extradition over billions of Dollars looted from Libya by his boss the late president and stached in our country.
 
It is a well known fact that late Muammar Gaddafi and family hide a lot of their cash and treasures( Gold and Diamond) in banks and Securities companies here in our country. If you are in doubt of my story, please google or search on the internet about Mr Bashir Saleh who is also known as Bashir al-Shrkawi, you can also read the report on the South African Sunday Times Newspaper dated June 23,2013, page 6. I can give you an abstract of this newspaper story.You can also go to these websites (http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/02/gaddafis-banker-saleh-south-africa,   http://www.iol.co.za/news/africa/gaddafi-s-banker-eyes-sa-haven-1.1503854#.Uc_8RpyNCQM) for more information.
 
As the personal lawyer to Mr Bashir Saleh, I was personally responsible for securing and hiding 100s of Millions of Dollars and treasures for Mr Bashir and of particular interest is the amount of US$ US$ 45,000,000 (Forty Five Million United State dollars) cash that I am hiding in a Security vault of  a Security Company in Johannesburg for Safe keeping for Mr Bashir Saleh, but I know fully well that this amount belong to Late Muammar Gaddafi. The name of this Security Company is called PROTEA COIN GROUP.
 
It may interest you to know that since I am the personal lawyer to Mr Bashir Saleh I have all the paper works( documents) of the deposit.
The content of the Safe Deposit Box at the Security Company was declared as family treasures and it has been in this Security Company for 4 years.The Interpol and the Libyan Judiciary have requested our government to disclose and release all information regarding the hidden treasures of late Muammar Gadaffi in our country.Our Government being ruled by the ANC ( African National Congress ) the ruling party was known to be friends with late Muammar Gadaffi hence they are not willing to disclose such informations.
 
Being a the personal Lawyer to Mr Bashir Saleh, I have all secret details to the US$45 Million and necessary contacts to move the funds without any hitch. The Ownership of the Safe Deposit Box will be changed and claimed from the Security Company and I will present the required documents for claim to the Security Company since I was responsible for securing the Safe Deposit Box. After claiming and retrieving the Safe Deposit Box, we will share the funds and use it  in investment of our choice in your country. Due to the sensitive nature of this transaction. I need a foreigner to HELP claim the Safe Deposit Box.
All that is required is for you to provide me with your details for processing of the necessary legal and administrative claim documents for transfer of the Safe Deposit Box in your name. Kindly provide me with your full name, address, and telephone/fax. I will ensure all procedures to see that the Ownership of the Safe Deposit Box is transferred to your name as the new beneficiary My share will be 75% and your share 25% percent of the total amount. THERE IS NO RISK INVOLVED.
Due to security reasons, you have to keep this transaction confidential. I wait for your response or call me on +27 78 8199683 only. mabubiak@hotmail.com
 
Best Regards,
Advocate Kenneth Mabubi
(LLB Hons, B Proc. LL.M )

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