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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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• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • bonny4jkreal@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "mobutu m. kamal" <stanley4real@webmail.co.za> (may be fake)
Reply-To: bonny4jkreal@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2006 07:52:16 +0800
Subject: re-reply urgently

my Dear
salamarakun
I was convinced as to solicit for your support and assistance after reading your profile. I am Mr. kamal M. Mobutu Sese-seko. The Son of Late President Mobutu Sese-seko of Zaire former Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
It is my humble pleasure to write this letter irrespective of the fact that you do not know me personally. My purpose of contacting you is that I need your assistance to invest the sum of Eleven Million United State Dollars (US$11,000,000.00) this fund was deposited in Private Security finance company by my father here in Europe.

So I am here in Germany under United Nations Camped with my family, you can contact me on this email for security reasons.[bonny4jkreal@yahoo.com]

Due to the type of relationship we are about to engage, I do not want to have any problem with you after the fund Transferred in your account, Meanwhile my family agreed to give you 25% out of the Total money, while 5% will be aside for any expenses that occurred both local and Internationally, the remain 70% is for my family Investment in your country.

rich me through this email I shall be very grateful to receive your urgent response.

Thanks and God Bless.
Yours Faithfully,
From: Mr.Mobutu M.kamal.

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