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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)
  • "million 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.
  • +27761869116 (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.
  • vincentkabila_congo@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: vincentkabila1@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 23:35:12 +0200
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL

FROM: MR. VINCENT KABILA.
TEL: +27-7618-69116
SIR,
URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL

SORRY FOR THE SURPRISE PROPOSAL, BUT EXCUSE ME, DUE TO MY
DESPIRATION IN SEEKING AN URGENT ASSISTANCE. MY NAME IS VINCENT KABILA, YOUNGER BROTHER TO THE LATE (DRC) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO PRESIDENT LAURENT KABILA.

SHORTLY BEFORE HIS DEATH HE GAVE ME THE AUTHORITY TO GO AND RELEASE A BOX IN A SECURITY COMPANY IN SOUTH AFRICA, WHERE HE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF US$25 MILLION (TWENTY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS)
ALTHOUGH THE SECURITY COMPANY KNOWS THE CONTENT OF THE BOX AS VALUABLE DOCUMENT, I WAS ABLE TO SECURE THE RELEASE WITH THE AUTHORITY OF MY BROTHER. WHILE WAITING FOR THE PILOT OF ONEOFAIRLINES, CONTRACTED BY MY BROTHER TO FLY THE MONEY BACK HOME TO THE DRC, I HEARD OF MY BROTHERS ASSASINATION.

AS A RESULT, I REDEPOSITED THE MONEY IN ANOTHER SECURITY COMPANY IN MY NAME AS BANKING DOCUMENT AND I DECIDED TO WAIT AND SEE IF THE NEW GOVERNMENT HEADED BY HIS SON WILL SEARCH FOR THE MONEY, BUT UPTILL NOW, NOTHING HAS BEEN SAID ABOUT THE MONEY WHICH MEANS IT IS NOT RECORDED, I WAS ADVISED BY
A CLOSE FRIEND TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY OUT OF SOUTH AFRICA INTO A FORIGN ACCOUNT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.WHILE IN SEARCH OF A TRUSTED FORIGN PARTNER, I GOT YOURCONTACT THROUGH YOUR TRADE MISSION.

PLEASE KINDLY ASSIST ME.IN THIS REGARD .25%(PERCENT) OF THE MONEY IS FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. 5% (PERCENT) IS EARMARKED FOR ANY PREPOST EXPENSES THAT MAY OCCUR ON BOTH SIDES IN THE CAUSE OF TRANSFER.THE BALANCE 70%PERCENT IS FOR ME. MEANWHILE, I HAVE APPLIED FOR POLITICAL ASYLUM HERE IN SOUTH AFRICA, AS I AWAIT YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE.

PLEASE, DO CONTACT ME ON MY PHONE NUMBER ABOVE FIRST BEFORE SENDING ME AN EMAIL ON THIS PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS (vincentkabila_congo@yahoo.fr) JUST FOR SECURITY REASONS PLEASE IF YOU ARE SINCERELY WILLING TO HELP ME.

THANKS AND GOD BLESS IN ALL YOUR ENDEVOURES.

MR VINCENT KABILA.

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