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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: "Mrs.hajiya desire" <hajiyia2004@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2005 17:49:28 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Business contact


FROM: AISHA KABILA (MRS)
Democratic Republic of Congo
ATT: President/ C.E.O.
13/06/2005
Phone: 27 72 690 0732
Fax: 27 82 406 3315
Dear Sir/ Madam,
I know you will be amazed to read form me, but please consider this letter as a request form a widow in need of your help I am Dr. Mrs.Aisha Kabila, the second wife of the late President of Democratic Republic of Congo, Laurent Desire Kabila.

I on behalf of my only son Desire Kabila Junior I have decided to solicit for your assistance to transfer the sum of USD$25.7Million,(Twenty five Million seven hundred thousand United States Dollars) to your personal or company s account, pending if the fund will be safe without any problem.

This money was part of the fund secured by my late husband when he was still in power. As the wife, he relied on me; my attention was drowned to this said amount,in case of unforeseen circumstances.
This fear was actualized on the 6th of January 2001 when his bodyguard, Rasheed assassinated him (May his soul rest in peace, Amen) this fund is Presently deposited with a private Security and finance company in Johannesburg South Africa in favors of my son, we are presently residing as an Asylum seeker in South Africa and the financial law of South Africa does not gives us some certain financial right as a result we decided not to invest this fund in Africa coupled the way this fund was acquired as well as the pressure in my family from my husband first wife and her son (President Joseph Desire Kabila)who is currently succeeding my late husband as my country president

Please do not hesitate to contact my son Desire Kabila Junior on our direct contact Telephone number:+27 72 690 0732as he will inform you of the entire procedure to follow. For your assistance we have agreed to offer you 20% of the total sum,while 70% will be for our investment in your country and 10% will be set aside to take care of all related expenses. Please your assistance is highly needed, you are required to maintain the secrecy of this matter even if you are not interested I will remain grateful.

God bless you Abundantly
Yours Truly,
Mrs. Aisha Kabila,
(For the family of old Zaire)














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