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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +27839422940 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • smithkabila1@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Aiska kabila" <bob_manuel1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: smithkabila0@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 07:59:36 +0000
Subject: FROM: AISHA KABILA (MRS)

FROM: AISHA KABILA (MRS)
Democratic Republic of Congo



Good Day

I NEED YOUR HELP PLEASE

I know you will be amazed to read from me, but please consider this letter
as a request from 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 smith Kabila 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 smith Kabila on our direct contact
Telephone number:+27 839 422 940and e-mail(smithkabila1@yahoo.com)as 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)


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