419 scam: "Mrs Aisha Kabila"<aisha4kabila@hotmail.com> ASSISTANCE PLEASE'''

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they 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 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.
- +27836873375 (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.
- tony2008kabila@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Aisha Kabila" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <aa1kabila@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:53:24 -0700
Subject: ASSISTANCE PLEASE'''

FROM: MRS. AISHA KABILA.
NO 105 GOLDEN CITY ROAD
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA
TELEPHONE: 0027 83 687 3375

GOOD DAY,

URGENT RESPONSE REQUIRED.

I know you will be amazed to read from me, but please consider this letter as a request from a widow in need of your urgent assistance.

I am writting this letter with due respect and heartful of tears since we have not known or met ourselves previously. I am asking for your assistance after I have gone through a profile that speaks good of you. I want to find out if it's possible for you to deal with individual as to investment. I came across your profile and I feel it's highly reputable that is why I pick an interest getting across to you in respect of investment at my disposal. I will be so glad if you can allow me and lead me to the right channel towards your assistance to my situation now. I would like to use this opportunity to introduce myself to you.

I am Mrs.Aisha Kabila, the second wife of the late President of Democratic Republic of Congo, Laurent Desire Kabila.

I on behalf of my only son Tony Kabila I have decided to solicit for your assistance to transfer the sum of $29,500,000 (TWENTY-NINE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS only ) to your personal or company's account, for an overseas investment.

This money was part of the fund secured by my late husband when he was still in power. As the wife, he relied on me, my attention was drowned to this said amount, in case of unforeseen circumstances.
This fear was actualized on the 6th of January 2001 when one of his bodyguards assassinated him (May his soul rest in peace).

This fund is Presently deposited with a private Security finance company in Johannesburg South Africa in favors of my son, we are presently residing as
Asylum seekers in South Africa and the financial law of South Africa does not gives us some certain financial right as a result we decided not to invest this fund in SouthAfrica.

For more details on how we can be able to achieve the success of this transaction, please do contact my son Tony immediately tony2008kabila@hotmail.com Tel: +27-83-687-3375 as he will inform you of the entire procedure to follow.

For your assistance we have agreed to offer you 20% of the total sum, while 70% will be for our investment in your country and 10% will be set aside to take care of all related expenses. Your urgent response will be highly appreciated.

Do also remember to maintain the confidentiality that this transaction demands.

Yours Truly,

Mrs. Aisha Kabila,
For The Family.

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