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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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• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • janetkabila@rediffmail.com
  • janetkabila@rediffmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "janet kabila" <janetkabila205@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: janetkabila205@rediffmail.com
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 22:48:16 +0000
Subject: TRUST

FROM MISS JANET KABILA
DEMOCRTIC REPUBLIC OF
CONGO(DRC).
ADDRESS:RALLI,NYERERE AVENUE
NAIROBI, KENYA.
EMAIL:janetkabila@rediffmail.com


DEAR FRIEND,

GOOD DAY TO YOU. I AM MISS JANET KABILA DAUGHTER OF
LATE PRESIDENT LAURENT KABILA OF DEMOCRTIC REPUBLIC OF
CONGO(DRC).

I HAVE IN MY POSSESSION THE SUM OF TWENTY MILLION
UNITED STATE DOLLARS {$20,000,000.00} "CASH"
HIDDEN IN A SECURITY COMPANY BY MY FATHER BEFORE HE
WAS BRUTTERLY MURERED.

I NEED A RELIABLE FOREIGN PARTNER WHO WILL ASSIST ME
AND MY MOTHER TO CLAIM THE $20M FROM THE SECURITY
COMPANY AND INVEST IN A PROFITABLE PROJECT IN YOUR
COUNTRY FOR THE FUTURE OF THE FAMILY.

PLEASE I WILL KINDLY WELCOME YOUR ADVICE.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED TO ASSIST, CONTACT ME URGENTLY
FOR FULL "DETAILS" IN MY PRIVATE E-MAIL BOX:
janetkabila@rediffmail.com

AS I AND MY MOTHER ARE PRESENTLY IN NAIROBI
KENYA. THIS RELATIONSHIP IS " FREE 100% RISK"
BUT NEEDS ABSOLUTE "CONFIDENTIALITY".NOTE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND URGENT REPONSE.

MISS JANET KABILA.


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