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

Fraud email example:

From: "1kris kabila" <kris11_kabila@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2006 17:05:11 +0000
Subject: URGENT ASISTANT NEEDED

FROM:KRIS KABILA
NO:45 ROSE BANK STREET
SANDTON G.R.A
JOHANNESSBURG SOUTH/AFRICA
EMAIL:kris2kabila@yahoo.com


URGENT ASISTANT NEEDED
ATTN:


I got your contact in my search for an honest, godly and trustworthy foreign
partner to assist me transacta rather very lucrative but confidential
business. First, I must introduce myself to you. I am KRIS KABILA, a former
aide de camp and cousin to the late President of DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF
CONGO(DRC) (formerly known as Zaire), LAURENT KABILA. Due to the war raging
in my country then the late President,Laurent Kabila was using me through
diplomatic means to send money out of the Republic because he had feared
that he might be overthrown or killed at anytime. He wanted to provide for
his family.

On this particular occasion the late President gave methe sum of US$7.2
(SEVEN MILLION TWO HUNDRED UNITEDSTATES DOLLARS) to carry abroad through
SOUTH AFRICA.This money was packed into a SAFE-BOX and brought intoSOUTH
AFRICA by DIPLOMATIC MEANS. It is here in South Africa that the news of the
death of the President reached me, just exactly as he feared. Mayhis soul
rest in peace! After receiving the news ofthe President's death, I was
faced with deciding on what to do with the US$7.2M (seven million two
hundred UnitedStates Dollars) in my possession. I then deposited
theSAFE-BOX containing this money in a PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANY here in
SOUTH AFRICA as FAMILY VALUABLES,without disclosing real content of it to
them. My objective now is to invest this money in a foreign country like
yours.

I will also appreciate enteringinto a profitable joint venture with you
after thesafe transfer of the money. I am by this mail asking you to assist
me transfe rthis money to your personal/corporate account. For your
assistance, I shall compensate you with 20% ofthe total sum. I have also set
aside 5% of the totalsum for expenses you and l may incur in course of this
transaction. The remaining 75% will be for my family,which you will help us
invest. Kindly, contact me by this email address. I will furnish you with
the details of the transaction assoon as you assure me of your honesty,
trust and determination to help me. Note that all necessary arrangements
for the success of this transaction have been concluded by me here andthe
transaction will take us a maximum of 5 [five]working days to accomplish.

There is no risk involved.your private phone and fax numbers are highly
needed foreasier communications.i am experting to hear from you soonest.

If you are interested in this you contact me through this
EMAIL:(kris2kabila@yahoo.com )

Thanks.Best regards,

MR.KRIS KABILA
(ON BEHALF OF KABILAS FAMILY)

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