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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 - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • kabindajames0001@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "James Kabinda" <j.k.001@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 07 Jul 2007 13:36:55 +0000
Subject: RE: LETTER

MR KABINDA JAMES
NO; 35 BEREA ROAD
PARKVEIW 2147.
E-MAIL;kabindajames0001@excite.com
TELL; 27-83-621-8662
JOHANNESBURG
SOUTH AFRICA.

Attention,


I know this letter will come to you as a surprise.I got
your contact through the World
journal here in South Africa. My name is JAMES KABINDA. I
am the only surviving
son of MR.CHARLES KABINDA of the DEMOCRATIC REPLUBLIC OF
CONGO. My father was the
executive director of my country DIAMOND MINING COMPANY
before and after 2000.When a
six-nation war broke out.

In NOVEMBER 7TH 2003 PRESIDENT JOSEPH KABILA.With some
senior officials because of their embellishment of money
realize from diamond sales to the Western world laid my
father out of office. My father was tried by a military
court, and afterwards imprisoned for life. During his
tenure of office he had made a fortune of US$12.2MLLION
(TWELVE MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS)
this money he deposited in my name with a security company
in Johannesburg South Africa. Right now I am
residing with my sister MMAMAELE in South Africa

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
Based on this I am contacting you to assist us in saving
our future by assisting us to transfer this fund with your
bank facilities to your country for investment purposes. As
we are not allowed by the SOUTH AFRICAN MONETARY LAW to
operate any account as ASSYLUM SEEKERS.

MUTUAL TRUST AND ABSOLUTE CONFIDENTIALITY
I will give you 25% of the fund if you indicate your
willingness to assist us through while 5% will be set aside
for expenses in this transaction and the balance of 70%
will be for me and my family for our future. Please contact
me on this telephone number or the email address as stated
above for more information and fell free to ask questions
you consider relevant. The confidentiality of this proposal
will be highly appreciated. Thanks as we await your urgent
response.

Best Regards,


MR KABINDA JAMES

_________________________________________________________________
http://liveearth.msn.com

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