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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)
• 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.
  • mpetimpeti@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "madam kabila" <madamkabilafamily@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 23:36:55 +0200
Subject: your reply will be appreciated

My Dear ,




I read about your success story from your humble being and decided to make
contact. My name is Mrs. Florence Kabila the wife of late Mr.Kabila of
Congo Kinshasa.


It might be a surprise to you where I got your contact address; I got it in
my desperate search for a highly responsible and trustworthy individual to
assist me and my family in this transaction.

My husband was the former president but killed by his bodyguards and died
And after his death, I with my two children decided to move out of Congo for
the safety of our lives . BUT, before he died HE WROTE
HIS WILL, which reads '(MY BELOVEED SON ,I WISH TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO
THE SUM OF $18 Milion AMERICA DOLLAR($18,000,000.00) WHICH I DEPOSITED IN A
BOX WITH A SECURITY COMPANY IN CASE OF MY ABSENCE ON EARTH CAUSED BY DEATH
ONLY'.

You should solicit for reliable foreign partner/s to assist me to transfer
this money for investment purpose. I will deposit the money in your name and
it can be claimed by you alone with the deposit code. I . From the above,
you will understand that the lives and future of my family depends on this
money as much, I will be very grateful if you can assist us.

For your efforts, we are prepared to offer you 40% of the total fund, while
60% will be kept for me and my family under your care. Finally, modalities
on how the transfer will be done would be conveyed to you once we establish
trust and
confidence between ourselves. For detailed information, please contact me
through my email addresss or through my son mpetimpeti@hotmail.com

Waiting for reply .

Thanks,
Mrs. Florence Kabila

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