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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "hundred thousand 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 orphan scam.
• 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.
  • address-drdavidsasi@yahoo.com
  • maanysasi10@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: info online <infoonline4@web.de>
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:13:09 +0200
Subject: Re: FAMILY BUSINESS ASSISTANCE


FROM MAANYA SASI KABILA.

Dear Sir/Madam

I know you will be suprised to read from me, but please consider this letter as a request from a widow in dire need of assistance.

I am Mrs. MAANYA Sasi Kabila, from the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly known as Zaire), one of the three wives of late President of Democratic Republic of congo, Laurent Kabila . Your firm was introduced to me by a Career Diplomat whom I consulted in my search for a reliable company or individual who can assist me in transferring a reasonable sum of money abroad. I, on behalf of my Family decided to solicit for your assistance to transfer the sum of US$30.5 Million (Thirty Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) to your personal / company's account. This money was part of the money secured by my late husband Laurent Kabila when he was the president of Democratic Republic of Congo. As the wife he relied on, he drew my attention to the money in case of death or other unforeseen circumstances. his fear was actualized on the 16th January 2001, when he was assassinated by his bodyguard.

For your awareness, this fund was personally deposited by my husband in a Private Security company in reply to: johannesburg, South Africa before his death. I am in possession of all documents involved in the said deposit. The idea of involving you in this transaction is for you to assist me in transferring this money to your overseas account for investment purposes. Contact my brother {Dr DAVID SASI }who is in south africa on this address-drdavidsasi@yahoo.com [mailto:address-drdavidsasi@yahoo.com,or maanysasi10@yahoo.co.uk],or maanysasi10@yahoo.co.uk [http://in.f83.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=address-drdavidsasi@yahoo.com], he is in position to inform you the whole procedure mapped out for a successful transaction. you will liaise with him to achieve this desirable objective.

We have agred to give you 30% of the total amount for your assistance and 5% for any expenses that might be incurred by both parties in the course of this transaction, while the remaining 65% will be for my family. Please treat this matter with utmost urgency and confidence it deserves.

May God bless you as I earnestly hope for your assistance.

Yours sincerely,

MRS MAANYA SASI KABILA.



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