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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • mrsdoreen_kabila7@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • doreen_kabila888@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?doreen=20kabila?= <mrsdoreen_kabila7@yahoo.es>
Reply-To: doreen_kabila888@yahoo.ca
Date: Tue, 2 May 2006 11:13:47 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: confidential business


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a: mrsdoreen_kabila7@yahoo.es

Dear Sir.


It is with heart full of hope that I write to seek your candid help.I

am. Mrs.

Doreen Kabila. a woman of 42 years old resident in Democratic Republic

of Congo

over 25 years ago. I am the 6th wife of the Late Congo President,

laurent

Kabila who was assassinated few years ago.


You may be surprise to receive my letter, however, I got your contact

from my

private search on the internet and decided to contact you for

confidential

business. Since the death of my husband, president laurent Kabila,

there has

been incessant hostilities spanning in the family over his 'will. My

only son

Magnus Kabila. and I have been marginalized by other wives and his

first son

Joseph Kabila who succeeded him as the new president of Democratic

Republic of

Congo. Perhaps because of my closeness with my late husband as his last

and

youngest wife or because I am a foreigner.


However, before the death of my husband, Luerent Kabila he posited the

sum of

$40.3musd (Forty Million Three Hundred Thousand United State Dollars)in

my name

in a security company abroad. whose name is witheld for now until we

open

communication. I shall be grateful if you could receive this fund into

your

account for safe keeping. I promise to give you 20% at the end of the

transaction. Observe carefully no risk inherent, so, I urge you not to

underestimate this vision. My only son Magnus and I shall come over

immediately

the consignment(money) leaves the security company to meet with you in

your

country.


The diplomatic Courier company will tag the consignment as rsonal

effect: As

soon as I receive your consent, relevant documents will be prepared in

your

favour authenticating you as the beneficiary of the consignment.

Counting on

your quick respond for more detail information.

Awaiting your urgent reply. Reply me through my private

e-mail(doreen_kabila888@yahoo.ca )


Best regards,


Mrs .Doreen Kabila.



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