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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +27735979292 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • paulkabila_family@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs,Aisha Kabila" <mrs_aishakabila45@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2006 13:18:22 +0200
Subject: I NEED YOUR HONEST AND KIND ASSISTANCE URGENTLY.

FROM: AISHA KABILA (MRS)
Democratic Republic of Congo
Family Phnoe:+27 73 597 9292



Dear Gagnon ,
PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL.
I know you will be amazed to read from me, but please consider this letter
as a request from a widow in need of your help I am Dr. Mrs.Aisha Kabila,
the second wife of the late President of Democratic Republic of Congo,
Laurent Desire Kabila. I on behalf of my only son Paul Kabila I have decided
to solicit for your assistance to transfer the sum of
USD$25.7Million,(Twenty five Million seven hundred thousand United States
Dollars) to your personal or company s account, pending if the fund will be
safe without any problem. This money was part of the fund secured by my late
husband when he was still in power.As the wife, he relied on me; my
attention was drowned to this said amount,in case of unforeseen
circumstances.

This fear was actualized on the 6th of January 2001 when his bodyguard,
Rasheed assassinated him (May his soul rest in peace)this fund is Presently
deposited with a private Security and finance company in Johannesburg South
Africa in favors of my son, we are presently residing as an Asylum seeker in
South Africa and the financial law of South Africa does not gives us some
certain financial right as a result we decided not to invest this fund in
Africa coupled the way this fund was acquired as well as the pressure in my
family from my husband first wife and her son (President Joseph Desire
Kabila)who is currently succeeding my late husband as my country president

Please do not hesitate to contact my son Paul Kabila on our my family direct
contact Telephone number:+27 73 597 9292 or E-mail address
on(paulkabila_family@yahoo.com)as he will inform you of the entire procedure
to follow. For your assistance we have agreed to offer you 20% of the total
sum,while 70% will be for our investment in your country and 10% will be set
aside to take care of all related expenses. Please your assistance is highly
needed, you are required to maintain the secrecy of this matter even if you
are not interested I will remain grateful.

God bless you Abundantly

Yours Truly,
Mrs. Aisha Kabila,
(For the family)

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