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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: "Mila Kabila" <milakabila2501@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 03 Jun 2005 14:52:08 +0000
Subject: urgently sir

DEAR Mr.Carla Hogeweg,
I KNOW THAT YOU WILL BE SUPRISED TO RECIEVE THIS MESSAGE FROM ME AS WE HAVE
NOT SEEN BEFORE AND NOT KNOWN EACH OTHER , BUT IT IS WITH A HEART FULL OF
HOPE
THAT I WRITE TO SEEK YOUR KIND AND SINCERE HELP IN THE CONTEXT BELOW. I
AM MRS.MILA KABILA, THE LAST WIFE OF LATE GENERAL LAWREUNT KABILA, WHO WAS
ASSASINATED BY HIS BODYGARD ON 18 JANUARY 2001 BEFORE HIS SON JOSEPHE KABILA
TOO HIS SIT OF PRESIDENCY CONGO DRC.

HAVEN DISCUSSED WITH YOU BASED ON £43MILLION POUNDS KEPT WITH SECURITY FIRM
IN MALI BY MY HUSBAND KABILA.I HAVE NO DOUBT TO YOUR CAPACITY AND GOOD WILL
TO ASSIST ME IN RECEIVING INTO YOUR CUSTODY (for safety) THE SUM OF
£43MILLION POUNDS WILLED TO ME AND KEPT IN THE FAVOUR OF MYSELF BY MY
LAGITIMATE HUSBAND LATE GENERAL KABILA .THE CONSIGNMENT WAS MOVED TO MALI
THROUGH DIPLOMATS FROM CONGO DRC AS DIAMOND FROM TANGAYI DISTRICT OF CONGO
AND WAS TAGGED AS AN OFFICAL CONSIGNMENT.
THIS MONEY IS CURRENTLY KEPT IN A TRUST DEPOSIT VAULT IN SECURITY FIRM
WITHIN MALI (MALI-SUB-REGIONAL AND SECURITY VAULT.LIKE AS I TOLD YOU I WANT
TO INVEST THIS MONEY INTO BUSINESS THAT WILL YEILD A POSETIVE FRUIT. I AM
SEEKING FOR YOUR ASSITANT AS A PARTNER TO STAND AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THE
FUND AND IF YOU CAN KEEP THE TRANSACTION INTACT AND CONFIDENTIAL UNTILL YOU
FINALLY CONFIRM THE MONEY IN YOUR ACCOUNT.
I HERE BY AGREE TO COMPENSATE YOUR SINCERE AND YOUR KIND EFFORT IN THIS
REGARD WITH 15% OF THE TOTAL FUND AFTER ANY EXPENSES YOU WILL INCURE AND WE
WILL ESTABLISH A JOINT BUSINESS VENTURE WHEN FINALLY RECEIVED THE MONEY INTO
YOUR LOCAL BANK ACCOUNT.
MY ATHORNEY WILL PERFECTED EVERY ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE BANKS TO EFFECT A
COMPLETE DISLODGEMENT OF THIS MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT WITHIN 7(seven)
WORKING DAYS WHEN WE FINALISE WITH THE DIPLOMATS AND THE SECURITY FIRM AS
REGARD THEIR HANDLING AND INSURRANCE CHARGES THEY ARE DEMANDING AND THE
BANKING PROCESSES WILL TAKE EFFECT AFTER OUR MEETING IN MALI AND IN RECIEPT
OF YOUR POSETIVE RESPONSE AS REGARDS MY DETAILS ,I HAVE EQUALLY GURRANTEED
A 100% RISK FREE.
PLEASE KINDLY TREAT THIS MAIL WITH ALL THE SECRECY AND URGENCY THAT IT
REQUIRES, BECAUSE, BOTH MY FUTURE, SECURITY AND MY LIFE IS AT STAKE UNTIL
YOU SECURE THE MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AND WE COMMENCE ON BUSINESS AS WE
DISCUSSED.

I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR QUICK RESPONSE
MAY ALMIGHTY BLESSE YOU.
MRS.MILA KABILA.

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