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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • kabilasflo@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: FLORENCE KABILA <kabilasflo@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: florence56@walla.com
Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 10:38:22 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM MRS KABILA!


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: kabilasflo@yahoo.com

My Dear ,


My Name is Mrs Florence Kabila, My husband is Dr Richard Kabila a


former Zimbabwean Ambassador to UK, who died some years back after a brief


illness in London.



I and My husband lived a Peaceful live before he died, but as we were married for over 22yrs without any child, before my husband died in 2002,he gave me a document of a some amount of money which he deposited in a Security company in abroad at the tune of($8.5million us dollars) still unclaimed.



I do not have any children of my own, my husband relatives are not in


good terms with me,because i don't have children for him they call me barren woman, since i have this documents to this money, i have just given it to my lawyer,please can you work for God , Charity and Humanity?


I am presently admitted in an Irish Hopital in Ireland, iwas discovered of Highy Blood Presure(HBP) now it has resulted to a stroke and i may not survive this sickness according to the Doctor, he said i may die any day!



I pick your name from the internet and decide to try you and see if you are responsible to work for God. I'm writing you from my


doctors Lab Top computer, there is no need to reach me by phone, i will


like to give you my lawyer's contact so that he will send you the documents to this money, then you go ahead and clear this money immediately from ! the security company and it becomes money which you will put mainly for the work of God.



Note; This money will belongs to you, and make sure you utilize this


money into any Orphanage, charity organisations,Religious work, it is


very important!!! so reply back and i will give you the lawyer's contact, you work directly with him, Note. security company do not know it was money, my husband deposited it as a Medical Equipment without any one Notification!!!.


I Waiting to read from you, please i am not opportuned to access my email box always, so all corrospondant is strickly through my lawyer contact, i want if i die today, this money will be useful to the needy and God will recieve my soul Amen.


please do reply me at flozykb@walla.com


sincerely


Mrs Florence Kabila



- FLORENCE KABILA

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