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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "the consignment " (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)
  • "million united state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "james kabila" <james.kabila24@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: james_kabila001@yahoo.it
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 08:05:31 +0000
Subject: HOW ARE YOU TODAY ? SIR,

FROM: MR.JAMES KABILA.
ATTN: DEAR,SIR/MADAM.
NO:5 MAIN ROAD BRYANXTON STR,
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA.
TEL:27-72-44-44-756.

Sir,

I called your embassy, which described your country as being economically
conducive and her people as transparent and trustworthy to engage in a
business,on which premise I write you.By way of introduction. I am Mr.James
Kabila the first son of the third wife to the late Congolese President,
Laurent Kabila, who was assassinated by one of his bodyguards in the
mansion. I was only twenty-three years old prior to my father death. He
entrusted to my mother who was his favorite wife certain documents. The
documents were Deposit Bond Certificate of two trunk cases containing the
sum of TWENTY MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS (USD20Million) and some family
treasures which my father deposited in a security financial institution
here in South Africa with the name of my mother.

These Deposit Certificate and Bond of the cases were hidden in an under
ground cellar in the Mansion known only to my mother until my father death.
When my elder half-brother took over as the president, he confiscated all
our late father properties including his bank accounts and other family
possessions. My mother was worse hit as she was driven out of the family
house while I was declare wanted in the course of fleeing the Mansion. My
mother was able to smuggle the documents out of the cellar. These papers she
now asked me to run off to overseas and retrieve the fund from the Security
Company before my brother discovers about the deposit.

Presently I have taken a temporal refuge in South Africa pending my getting
assistance in moving this money to your country for further investment. I
came to you so that you will help us retrieve this money and assist us to
invest this money in any profitable business in and or outside your country
upon clearance from the Security Company because I do not want to invest the
money here in South Africa for security reasons.

I need your assistance to move this money to your country. My elder half
brother visits South Africa regularly and I do not want him to know my where
about. If you are willing to do this business with me, include in your
response the following:

(1) Your full name and contact address for submission to the Security
financial firm as the receiver of the boxes/cases containing the money.

(2) A guarantee from you that the money will be safe with you pending my
coming to your country for close deliberation before investment of the money
starts.


(3) Your acceptance to visit the security financial institution, sign out
the money and safe guide it in your personal/foreign account.

According to my mother instruction, you shall be entitled to 20% of the
total amount(USD20 Million) while balance for us/viable business. Most
importantly, we have generally agreed in principle to buy an estate where my
mother, brothers, sisters and I will reside. If God has touched your heart
of humane kindness to assist us please send without delay your full
particulars to enable the Security Financial Institution tag the consignment
in your favor.

Your private fax/telephone numbers are needed to enable speedy conclusion of
this transaction. You can contact me through my Tel Number.Please keep this
information to your self only for reasons of security.

Mr James Kabila.

N/B: Please I need your telephone and Fax number.

_________________________________________________________________
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