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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:
  • "confidentiality of this transaction" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
• 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.
  • +27734471782 (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.
  • monica_kabila_4@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Monica Kabila" <monica_kabila_4@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 12:04:25 +0200
Subject: URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL

From :Mrs monica kabila
TEL: +27-73-44-717-82
FAX; +27-11-484-1001
e_mail (monica_kabila_4@hotmail.com )

Dear Mart,

I am forty-five years old widow (the second wife) of the late President
Kabila of the Republic of congo. My husband was the former President of
D.R.C who was assassinated by one of his bodyguards on the 16th January
2001.

At the mid-term of the rebellion which is in my country, I, my son and the
younger brother of my husband went out of Congo according to my husband’s
instruction before his death because the fate of our country was yet to be
decided. We came with sealed diplomatic baggage to South Africa. on arrival
in South Africa, we sought political asylum. We were not allowed to operate
a bank account and I was scared and decided to deposit the money in a
Security Company. Because I wanted to be on the safer side, I told them that
the baggage belongs to a foreign affiliate, who is the beneficiary of the
item.

Since then, I have been looking for a reliable and trustworthy person to
help me transfer this money into a foreign account overseas prior to
investment, in any conducive country overseas. I got in contact with
someone, but he became unnecessarily greedy concerning his share in the
transaction, he asked for 40%. Luckily, I ran into your number and details
and decided to contact you to see if you could be of any help to us.

We intend to share this money (US$25.5m) as follows: 25% of the total sum
for you if you assist us in transferring this money into any of your
overseas accounts. 5% of the total sum will be set aside to offset all bills
and expenses incurred in the process of this transaction. 70% of the total
sum will be for the family investment in any country of which you will be a
guide to us. Feel free to ask any question you consider necessary. Please
include your private telephone and fax numbers for easier communication. The
confidentiality of this transaction cannot be over emphasized as we trust
and believe that you will oblige us the needed security and attention it
demands. Please, treat this transaction with absolute confidentiality.

Yours faithfully,

Mrs Monica Kabila.

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