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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:
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • +27737948548 (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.
  • kabilafamily00@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: kabilafamily00@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 13:50:23 -0800
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL

FROM:MR:PAUL KABILA
#34 LAKE VIEW FLORIDA
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA.
TEL: +27-73-794-8548
E-MAIL:kabilafamily00@hotmail.com


Dear:Sir/Madam.

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

I do foresee the surprise this letter will bring to
you as it comes from a stranger, be rest assured as it
comes with best intentions. However your address was
courtesy of the World on line. After due consideration
of your profile I became aware of your credibility of
handling this transaction. Thus after my humble
decision to solicit your understanding and cooperation
in this transaction as it will be beneficiary to all
of us involved.

My name is paul Kabila from the DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF
CONGO the first son from the second wife of Laurent
Kabila. As you know that my father Laurent Kabila
president of DRC who was assassinated by his bodyguard
on the 16th of January 2001 who came the same country
with us. My late father used his position to make some
fortune for himself and his children. I was studying
overseas when my father died and was forced to return
for his burial. After the burial the family started
having problems with us, which is phenominal with
polygomous families.

He married three wives and had ten children. It is as
a result of this problem that I beckoned on my
father's attorney for advise he notified me about my
father's will in his chamber, when I was going through
the "WILL" I discovered that my late father foresaw
what will happen in future when he died. That led to
share his assets among his children. He drew my
attention where he states: "As a father who loves and
care for his children. I took it upon myself to share
my prospectus to the three families, I have. For you
paul I have a box deposited with a private security
company in Johannesburg, South Africa for you to take
care of yourself your mother your brother and your two
sisters in case of you see me no more. The box
contains
US$25 MILLION(TWENTY FIVE MILLION THOUSAND UNITED
STATES DOLLARS).

I deposited the said box in Johannesburg, South Africa
as valuables. You have to go to my attorney and
collect a letter containing all you need to know about
the box besides the box was deposited in your name and
you alone can claim it." With these words of my
father's since I have seen that my father's family
cannot accommodate me and Joseph who is now the
president of the democratic republic of congo, I
decided to solicit for your assistance to transfer
this money into your company or private account in any
other part of the world.

Secondly you will also help me in looking for a
profitable investment overseas because I do not have
any knowledge of international investments. If you are
interested in helping me please contact me with the
above telephone, and fax e-mail indicating your
interest to help me. I will then furnish you with
every details you need to know. My family and I agreed
to compensate you with 25% of the total sum for your
assistance, 5% for any expenses that may be incurred
in the course of this transaction and the remaining
70% will be for me and my family which you will help
me to invest.

This transaction needs most utmost trust and
confidentiality. Note also that this transaction
attracts no risks on your side since I have arranged
all modalities for safe, smooth and successful
transaction.

Looking forward to your urgent reply.

Yours faithfully
PAUL KABILA
FOR THE FAMILY

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