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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:
  • "hundred thousand u.s 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 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.
  • ga_kibembi@katamail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "gardkibembi" <gardkibembi@terra.com.mx>
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2006 01:28:38 -0600
Subject: RE:


Djagba R. Camp,
West Africa.
Lome-Togo.
Dear Sir,

I need your help!

I am the son of late Pascal Kabungulu Kibembi (foremost human rights activist in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo). My father died on August, 4th, 2006, as a result of inhuman treatment torture meted out on him while in prison by the government of Laurent Joseph Kabila which lead to his untimely death.

There was a twist in my father's success story following his confrontation with the government of Laurent Joseph Kabila, who has been quite high-handed and dictatorial in his policies and day-to-day running of the affairs of the Congolese people. My father being a human rights activist criticized his government in both local and International newspapers.This infuriated him and he clamped my father in jail until his Death on August, 4th, 2006. Before the arrest of my father, his attorney acting upon his instructions transferred the sum of Twelve Million Seven Hundred Thousand U.S Dollars ($12.7m) from his local Banks to a Security and finance Firm Abroad. He did this for fear of his accounts being frozen by the government.

Following my father's death, and the present face-off between Laurent Joseph Kabila and my family, I was then advised by my father's attorney to seek political asylum in Lome Togo, West Africa and to seek the assistance of someone based in your country to receive the amount in question being ($12.7m), since I have the intention of relocating my family there with the aim of settling down there and investing. As the eldest son of my late father and according to our tradition in Africa, I have now inherited my entire father's wealth, I have decided to give you 25% of the total amount for your assistance and services.

I shall expect you to keep this transaction confidential due to the present circumstance of my family. To finalize this transaction you will have to contact me via my e-mail Address above & ga_kibembi@katamail.com, further discussions will be centered on how and when you shall be meeting with the Security and finance Firm Abroad.

We urgently await your response.

Yours Faithfully and God blessed.

Garang Audre Kibembi Jnr.

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