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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: gafiga kabila <gafiga_kabila@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 18:29:40 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE


GREETINGS!

I AM SO MUCH DELIGHTED TO CONTACT YOU FOR A MUTUAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP AFTER GOING THROUGH PART YOUR BUSINESS PROFILE YESTERDAY BELIEVING YOU ARE GOING TO BE TRUSTWORTHY WHILE THIS TRANSACTION LASTS.

I AM GAFIGA KABILA, A 25 YEAR OLD SON OF THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, LATE GENERAL LAURENT KABILA WHO WAS ASSASINATED ON THE 16TH JANUARY, 2001 BY ONE OF HIS AIDS. MAY HIS SOUL
REST IN PEACE. AMEN.

MY MOTHER (MARIA, SECOND WIFE) IS BEING SUBJECTED TO SEVERE PRESURE BY THE PRESENT MILITARY ADMINISTRATION LED BY MY STEP BROTHER(GENERAL JOSEPH KABILA) BECAUSE OF THE ALLEGED PARTIALITY OF MY LATE FATHER IN SHARING OF HIS WEALTH IN FAVOUR OF MY MOTHER COUPLED WITH OTHER FAMILY PROBLEMS. IT IS BASE ON THIS THAT MY STEP BROTHER WITH THE AID OF HIS FRIEND WHO IS THE GOVERNOR OF CENTRAL BANK OF CONGO(CBC) HAS FROZEN ALL FUNDS DEPOSITED IN MY MOTHER'S NAME AS WELL AS SIEZING ALL INVESTMENTS BEARING MY MOTHER'S NAME.

AS IF THAT IS NOT ENOUGH FOR HIM, HE SEES ME AS A RIVAL IN THE FAMILY AND AS SUCH HAS MADE SEVERAL FAILED ATTEMPTS TO ELIMINATE ME. TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE MY MOTHER ADVICED ME TO LEAVE CONGO FOR MY DEAR LIFE.

TODAY, HERE I AM TAKING REFUGE HERE IN DUBAI BEYOUND MY STEP BROTHER'S KNOWLEDGE. I AM CONTACTING YOU BECAUSE OF A FUND DEPOSITED IN A CODED SECURITY COMPANY IN MY MOTHER'S NAME WHICH IS BEING SHIFTED TO DUBAI CORRESPONDING OFFICE OF THIS SECURITY COMPANY. THIS FUND (SIXTEEN MILLION US DOLLARS - US$ 16 M) WAS DEPOSITED WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF ANY OTHER PERSON EVEN MY STEP BROTHER AND I AM HERE SEARCHING FOR AN ABLE HAND TO ASSIST ME IN THE MANAGMENT OF THIS FUND AS IT CONCERNS, THE BANKING AND FURTHER INVESTMENT OF THIS FUND IN ANY VIABLE VENTURE TO ENABLE ME AND MY IMMEDIATE FAMILY START LIFE AGAIN WITHOUT HAVING ANYTHING TO DO WITH MY WICKED STEP BROTHER.

ALSO, I HAVE AGREED WITH MY MOTHER TO COMPENSATE YOUR MUCH NEEDED ASSISTANCE WITH 20% OF THE TOTAL FUND WHILE A REFUND OF ALL YOUR EXPENSES WILLBE MADE AS SOON AS THIS FUND IS CLEARED FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY.

FINALLY, UPON MY HEARING FROM YOU THROUGH MY EMAIL ADDRESS I WILL MAKE AVAILABLE TO YOU THE CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT AS WELL AS SUPPLYING YOU WITH OTHER RELEVANT
INFORMATION OF THIS TRANSACTION REMINDING YOU OF THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF THIS TRANSACTION.

REGARDS,


GAFIGA KABILA





































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