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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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Fraud email example:

From: kabilaprivate@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2004 18:44:26 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?From=3A=20Mathias=20Kobi=20Kabila?=

From: Mathias Kobi Kabila
Johannesburg, South Africa
Reply To : solo_mon02@yahoo.co.in

FAMILY BUSINESS INVESTMENT OFFER

Dear,

This letter might surprise you because we have not met neither in person
nor by correspondence. But I believe it is one day that you get to know
somebody either in physical or through correspondence. I got your contact
through some discreet inquiry from the chamber of commerce and industry,
one has no doubt in your ability to handle a financial business transaction.

However, I wish to introduce myself, I am Mathias Kobi Kabila the son of
the late Democratic Republic of Congo President Laurent Desire Kabila of
the blessed memory. I know this letter might come to you as a surprise
but I honestly do not
intend to surprise you.


I write this letter in respect of my intention to invest the sum of S$28M(Twenty-Eight
Million United State Dollars) with you. I inherited this money from my
mother. This money was got through the smuggling and sale of Diamond and
Timber when my father was the head of state. My mother though not her legal
wife used her privilege position to engage in the business of Diamond and
Timber since she knows that her survival will depend on how much she can
get out of the privilege situation.
When my father was assassinated on 16TH Jan. 01 by one of his bodyguards
Lt.Rashidi Kasereke through the conspiracy of some top army officers that
wanted to topple him I escaped to South Africa because of the fear that
I might be arrested by my half brother Lt. General Joseph Kabila the present
head of state. Actually his mother and my mother are not in the best of
relationship because of who among them will be the first lady tussle and
this ultimately affected us their children.Considering the relationship
between South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo new government,
my mother advised me to leave For South Africa for security reason, while
the funds were deposited with a security Company in Madrid Spain.

On getting to South Africa where I have been living since then as a political
refugee I am seeking for a reliable foreigner who can assist me in moving
this money out for safe banking and profitable investment. Honestly I contacted
you because I don't want to invest this money in South Africa due to my
status here as a political Refugee. And moreover I wouldn't want to take
risk because this money is all that I and my Mother is depending on because
My half brother has seized all my father's assets and money and left I
and my mother empty handed without knowing about this funds deposited at
the Security Company in Madrid Spain so that is why I decided that investing
this money abroad should be the best investment for me. I will be honored
if I can be given the privilege of investing this money with your help.
In view of this plight, I expect you to be trustworthy and kind enough
to respond to this distress call to save my mother and I from a hopeless
future.

And if you agree, I hereby agree to compensate your sincere and candid effort
in this regard with 20% of the total money and annual 5% of the after tax
returns on investment for the first three years. Thereafter, the term
shall be varied. 5% for expenses, which may arise during the transaction,
fax and phone bills inclusive.$28million US Dollars. when the money ($28million)
is moved into your discrete account, you will be allowed to draw 20% your
favor, while the remaining 75% will be invested meaningfully for our future
if possible in your area of business and deterrents sectors of the Economy
in your country which are dividends yielding.
In view of this plight, I expect you to be trustworthy and kind enough to
respond to this distress call to save my mother and I from a hopeless future.
And if you agree, I hereby agree to compensate your sincere and candid
effort in this regard with 20% of the total money and annual 5% of the
after tax returns on investment for the first three years.

Thereafter, the term shall be varied. 5% for expenses, which may arise during
the transaction, fax and phone bills inclusive.$28million US Dollars. when
the money ($28million) is moved into your discrete account, you will be
allowed to
draw 20% your favor, while the remaining 75% will be invested meaningfully
for our future if possible in your area of business and deterrents sectors
of the Economy in your country which are dividends yielding. Whatever your
decision is please reach me immediately through my private Email solo_mon02@yahoo.co.in
and keep this letter tight secret for the interest of my family.

Best Regards,

MATHIAS KOBI KABILA (for the family)
Reply To : solo_mon02@yahoo.co.in



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