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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: "Monica Kabila" <monica_kabila_2@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 23:33:58 +0200
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE

FROM MONICA KABILA
TEL: +27-73-207-3534
FAX; +27-11-484-1709

ATTN:PRESIDENT/CEO/DIRECTOR,

FUND TRANSFER/BUSINESS ASSISTANCE

I am forty-five years old widow (the second wife) of the late President
Kabila of the Republic of Congo. My husband was the former President of
D.R.C who was assassinated by one of his bodyguards on the 16th January
2001.

At the mid-term of the rebellion which is in my country, I, my son and the
younger brother of my
husband went out of Congo according to my husband’s instruction before his
death because the fate of our country was yet to be decided. We came with
sealed diplomatic baggage to South Africa. On arrival in South Africa, we
sought political asylum. We were not allowed to operate a bank account and I
was scared and decided to deposit the money in a Security Company. Because I
wanted to be on the safer side, I told them that the baggage belongs to a
foreign affiliate, who is the beneficiary of the item.Since then, I have
been looking for a reliable and trustworthy person to help me transfer this
money into a foreign account overseas prior to investment, in any conducive
country overseas. I got in contact with someone, but he became unnecessarily
greedy concerning his share in the transaction, he asked for 40%. Luckily, I
ran into your number and details and decided to contact you to see if you
could be of any help to us. We intend to share this money (US$25.5m) as
follows: 25% of the total sum for you if you assist us in.

transferring this money into any of your overseas accounts. 5% of the total
sum will be set aside to offset all bills and expenses incurred in the
process of this transaction. 70% of the total sum will be for the family
investment in any country of which you will be a guide to us.

Feel free to ask any question you consider necessary. Please include your
private telephone and fax numbers for easier communication. The
confidentiality of this transaction cannot be over emphasized as we trust
and believe that you will oblige us the needed security and attention it
demands. Please, treat this transaction with absolute confidentiality.

Yours faithfully,

Monica Kabila.

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