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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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Fraud email example:

From: "JOHN BUTEANG KABILA" <johnkabjnr@ukrpost.net> (may be fake)
Reply-To: johnkabila38@excite.com
Date: Mon, 1 Jan 1990 10:18:57 +0000
Subject: PRIVATE CALL FOR [HELP]

Dear Sir,
Kindly allow me the modesty of introducing myself. I am John Buteang Kabila,the son of the former Head of State,President of Congo-Kinshasha (then called (Zaire),Mr.Laurent Desire Kabila.I got your particulars through the South African Chamber of Commerce.

However, I am contacting you in order to ask for your assistance on this Confidential Business proposal with full financial benefit for both of us.Before I go into further details please be informed that I am writing without any other person(s) pre-knowledge of my contacting you on this transaction.

Therefore, I will appreciate same attitude to be maintained all through.I have the sum of USD48Million from a secret sale of Diamond by my father before he was assassinated by one of his body guard (Rashid) on January 16th 2001, which I will like you to receive on my behalf due to security reasons,
asmy narration below will explain.But before I continue be well informed that your share in this transaction has been calculated at 13% of the total sum of USD$48M, 5% for expenses and the rest for my family and me.

My father as a real African traditionalist was a polygamist thereby having married so many wives, and my mother being the second wife of my father, My step brother Joseph, who is the current president of my country, is the son of the first wife and he does not have any knowledge about this deal.

Already President Joseph is using his power to colonize all the money and private property, which my father left behind for the whole family. Now my mother and I are left with nothing in the inheritance of my late father's wealth.

Our situation is seriously critical that we need your assistance to help us receive these funds overseas for proper investment.Let me quickly assure you the 100% safe proof of this transaction because the diamond sales arepackaged from the onset in a pattern that shows no direct trace or linkage with us (Kabila family).

At present,the money is in cash and is secured in a security company as family treasures, as I don't want to deposit the money in a financial institution for fear of the funds being confiscated.The consignment will be released within seven (7) days of my being in receipt of your reply via my email address above only for security reasons.

I am waiting for your swift and favorable response,and in case you have any question(s), do not hesitate
to contact me.

Best Regard

john buteang Kabila.

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