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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:
  • "million 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 orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: stella kabila <skabila12004@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: skabila12000@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2007 00:57:49 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From:Stella Kabila

Congo R.D.C
West Africa

I would like to introduce my self to you I am Stella Kabila the only daugther of Late President Laurent Kabila. My father was a very wealthy government ruler of the economic capital of R.D.C my father was assacinated to death by his oposition cabinet in the house of represantative on one of
their meeting gathering. but before the death of my late father he told someday that he deposited a sum of $6.5 million dollars in a international Bank in Abibjan Capitla ,but i have no investiment knowldge.I would like you to be my partner and help me invest this money in any business of your
choice and any profit realized will be share 50% each of the part. so I now want a forign partner who will assisting me to transfing this Money to your Dollars Bank in your conutry

Dear, I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways:

1) To help me claim out the fund in Bank as my leta father forign business partner and you is the beneficiary.
2) To provide your dollaers Bank account which this money would be transferred to.
3) To Protect the fund ask your onwer compny money
4) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to secure a resident permit in your country. I wait to hear from you so that I will details you more about my family

Thank hoping to hear from you..

Sincerely Regards
Stella Kabila



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