419 scam: "Abdul Kabba"<ply30551@gmail.com> From Abdul Kabba

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "consignment " (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.
- +27836911659 (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.
- abdulkabsc@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Abdul Kabba"<ply30551@gmail.com>
Reply-To: abdulkabsc@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 04 May 2015 20:18:29 +0200
Subject: From Abdul Kabba

From: Abdul Kabba
117 Namib Place, Pritchard Street
Northriding-Pretoria
South Africa
Telephone: +27 836911659
Email: abdulkabsc@gmail.com

Attention: The Director/CEO,

PRIVATE BUSINESS PROPOSAL!!

With regards to your esteem, I write this proposal and hope it reaches you in good fate. My name is Franklin Abdul Kabba, the son of Johnson Ibrahim Kabba, the former security attachÃ© to the late president of Libya-Muammar Gaddafi. I am 24 years old and currently seeking asylum in the Republic of South Africa.

I got your contact details from your countryâ€™s trade journal hence I seek your sincere assistance for the transfer of Fifteen Million Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand US Dollars ($15,550,000.00) into your foreign account for our mutual benefit.

Before the crisis in Libya in 2011, my father was sent by Gaddafi to go to South Africa to purchase arms and ammunitions because Russia and United States have failed to sell to them, fortunately the first batch of consignment was shipped to Libya but before the second and final batch was shipped, the rebels had captured and killed Muammar Gaddafi, on hearing the news and the state of turmoil in Libya, my father and I immediately came back to South Africa to cancel the remaining supply and asked for a refund which was swiftly done and I deposited the box of money at a private security and finance company in Pretoria-South Africa for safe keeping on the instruction of my father and I stayed back while my father travelled back to Libya. Unfortunately, since then till now I have not heard from either my father or mother and my only sister who is married to one of Gaddafiâ€™s son is in prison with her husband. Life in South Africa is devastating and a living hell plus the continued xenophobic attacks on foreigners is tormenting me hence I seek to move the fund out of this country for a better life and investment.

Knowing that the law in South Africa does not allow asylum seekers to operate any form of banking activity, I wish to seek your help to come and assist me to carry out the movement of this fund from here to your country for our mutual benefit.

I have made a very concrete arrangement with a top bank official who has promised to help me with the transfers without any hitch. He has also assured me that this is a 100% risk free activity and I would be very glad that you come to my rescue.

Having considered the fact that all works require reward, I have therefore concluded to give you 30% of the total sum for your assistance, while I set aside 5% for any expenses that may occur during the course of this transaction, and I shall keep 65% for myself.

Please if you are interested, kindly contact me via email or call me with the above telephone numbers for more details and procedures. Please treat with utmost secret for our safety.

Regards,
Mr. Abdul Kabba

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