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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:
  • "million united states 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 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.
  • +447024029533 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • dkasongo@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: david dk <dkasongo25@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 14:15:09 +0200
Subject: From David Kasongo



From David Kasongo
dkasongo@hotmail.com
+44-702-402-9533
U K
Attn: Sir,
I am David Kasongo from the former Republic of Zaire, which is now Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). I am the former Personal Adviser on defense matters to the late President Laurent Kabila, who was assassinated on the 16th of January 2001. May his soul rest in peace. I got your contact through your country' trade journal when I was searching for an honorable individual who would be able to handle this transaction. Presently, I am living in London as an asylum seeker.
It was a God-sent opportunity for me to desert the government and the mission of arms purchase, to keep the fund taking consideration of the mass destruction of lives and infrastructure by the continuing war in our great lake region. As the Personal Adviser to the late President Laurent Kabila, I was sent on a mission to purchase arms from London (ARMSCOR). The arms deal was worth the sum of US$5,000.000 (five Million United States Dollars). The sum was generated from the sales of diamonds and precious stones. This sum was brought to London in a diplomatic baggage and deposited with security and finance company.
Consequently, I now want to transfer this money out of this country (London), as I do not wish to settle here or go back to my country in the near future. Hence the aim of my contacting you is to ask your assistance to transfer this money to your personal or company account where it would be safe for investment under your guidance. I am prepared to offer you 25% while 5% will be set aside for local and international expenses that may be incurred during this transaction while 70% will be for me and my family. From the above, you will understand that my entire life and future depends on this money and as such I shall be grateful if you can assist me.
Please confirm your interest via the above telephone number or e-mail me.
Best Regards,
David Kasongo.
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