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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "diplomatic delivery"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million us 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)
  • "diplomatic delivery" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • smithkabi@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "SMITH KABILA" <smithkabi@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:32:32 GMT
Subject: Re: IMPORTANT EMAIL FROM SMITH KABILA

FROM: SMITH KABILA.
BUJIBORAN REFUGEE CAMP,
WEST AFRICA , ACCRA GHANA .


Hello

May the peace of the almighty lord be with you as you read and understand this email, and respond to me at once?

Please permit me the time and chance to introduce myself to you. I am Mr. Smith Kabila, the son of late Dr. Patrick Kabila, who is murdered in a land dispute in ZIMBABWE. I got your contact during my search for reliable competent foreigner to handle a confidential financial transaction that is why I decided to write you.

My late father was among the few black Zimbabwean rich farmers murdered in cold blood by the agent of the ruling government of President ROBERT MUGABE for his alleged support and sympathy for Zimbabwean opposition party. Before the death of my father, he took me to Accra Ghana to deposit the sum of Twenty Four Million US Dollars (US$24, 000, 000) with a security and finance company, as if he knew the looming danger in Zimbabwe.

The money was deposited as a gem/precious stone to avoid much demurrage from the security firm. This money was earmarked for the purchase of new machinery and chemicals for the farms and the establishment of new farms in Lesotho and Swaziland.

This land problem arose when President ROBERT MUGABE introduced a new land Act. Which wholly affects the white rich farmers and some few blacks vehemently condemned the 'MODUS OPERANDI' adopted by the government. This resulted to rampant killing and mob actions.

I am scared of investing the money here in Africa, because of what has happened to my father, so I decided to transfer the money to a foreign country where I can invest it and leave a better life. But I am presently staying at the refugee camp here in Ghana.


You can as well read more about the crises in my country and about this situation on the following site:

http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/africa/08/12/violence.zimbabwe/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/zimbabwe/article/0,2763,562148,00.html

Now, I have succeeded in taking the 2 boxes of money from the security company here in Ghana, but presently the two boxes are with a diplomatic delivery officer over there in your country International Airport.

The boxes left Ghana last 3weeks ago to be delivered to my late Fathers friend in your country who assisted us in claiming the boxes out from the security company, only for the diplomat to get there and find out that my late fathers friends died in a ghastly car accident.

I am begging for your assistance to help me stand as my new foreign beneficiary to receive the boxes for me. Our plan is for my late father friend to help us invest the money in any good business and also to help me come over to continue my education in your country.

So if you are willing to assist me receive the boxes from the
delivering man over there, I will give you 30% of the money, and then while you help me invest the other 70% in any good business in my
name.

I am anxiously waiting to hear from you so that we can discuss more.
Please write back with your full name, residential address and personal telephone number so that I can reach you for fast communication. you can reach me via my email (smithkabi@yahoo.com)

Thanks for your kind attention.

Best Regard,

Smith Kabila. !
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