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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

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Fraud email example:

From: johnsonkabila <johnsonkabila_209@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:35:31 +0200
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS TRANSACTION




FROM:JOHNSON KABILA
PLOT 101,MANDELA AVENUE
BEDFORDVIEW,JOHANNESBURG
SOUTH AFRICA.
TEL;27 83 402 3233
johnsonkabila_4001@hotmail.com [mailto:johnsonkabila_4001@hotmail.com]

Dear Sir

This letter may come to you as a surprise due to the fact that we have not yet met. The message could be strange but reel if you pay some attention to it. I could have notified you about it at least for the sake of your integrity. Please accept my sincere apologies.

In bringing this message of good will to you, I have to say that I have no intentions of causing you any pains.

I am Mr. JOHNSON KABILA, the SON to late Laurent Kabila President of Congo DRC who was assassinated on the 16th of January 2001 by one of his military aides. I managed to get your contact details through “The World Business Journal”, a journal of the Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce in South Africa in the time I was desperately looking for a trustworthy person to assist me in this confidential business.

On the 17th of May 1997, my late father,the President Laurent Kabila took over the power after toppling the previous dictator, the late President Mobutu Sese Seko. After officially taking over as Head of State on the 29th of May 1997, my late father, President Desire Laurent Kabila, a former rebel leader met with some Tutsi factions from the region of Goma, East of the country with the assistance Rwandese, Ugandan and Burundese forces.

my late father, President Laurent Kabila made me in charge of purchasing armaments in the Republic of South Africa for an amount of US$20.5 MILLIONS (Twenty Millions Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in cash. That amount of money was transferred in South Africa through diplomatic channels. After his death, being in Johannesburg, South Africa, I decided to keep that money for personal use. At present the money is kept in a Security Company in Johannesburg.

I am currently and temporarily living in Johannesburg while waiting for the appeal lodged by lawyer on my behalf to the Department of Home Affairs, for my refugee status’ application. I am having difficulty getting the money out of South Africa because the South African monetary policy is not favorable to people like myself who have no permanent residence status. Moreover the political climate in South Africa at the moment being so sensitive and unstable, investing here would only limit my chances and reduce my opportunities.

In acknowledgment of executive powers and the various business opportunities in your country, I am requesting your assistance in helping me transfer this money in your personal or business account. After the transfer is accomplished, I will then follow you for subsequent investments there. For your assistance in this transaction, I offer you 20% of the total sum for compensation. And all other expenses you incur during this operation will be credited to you.

If you need further details concerning this business, please do
not hesitate to contact me. All documents concerning this transaction and money will be available to you on request I must then emphasize that this operation or transaction is highly confidential and is to be kept as such. If this proposal is of interest you, please provide me with private phone and fax numbers ,and you can call me on this my phone number for more details .

Thank you,
Yours faithfully
johnsonkabila



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