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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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Fraud email example:

From: watarasavimbi28@terra.com.mx
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 16:46:12 +0100
Subject: ATTN : CRY FOR HELP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! .


FROM MISS. WATARA CETTINE SAVIMBI.


ATTN :


DEAREST ONE,

WITH DUE RESPECT, REGARDING TO MY PREDICAMENTS SINCE THE DEATH OF MY LATE
FATHER , I WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT THERE IS A GREAT FINANCIAL
ASSISTANT WHICH I WANT YOU TO RENDER TO ME ,WHICH I BELIEVE THAT WITH YOU
, I CAN ACHIEVE A BETTER GOAL IN MY LIFE . WHEN I TOOK THE DECSION
TO CONTACT YOU THEN I PRAYED AND THEN GOT YOUR CONTACT FROM THE LIST OF
CONTACTS WHICH I GOT FROM A FRIEND WHO RECOMENDED ME TO YOU
BASED ON YOUR CAPACITY AND I SUMMONED COURAGE TO WRITE YOU TO SEEK YOUR
ASSISTANCE .

DEAREST ONE , I AM MISS. WATARA CETTINE SAVIMBI, I AM 28 YEARS NOW. I AM
FROM ANGOLA THE AFRICAN RICHEST COUNTRY AND THE RICHEST DAIMOND
PRODUCERS IN AFRICA BUT PRESENTLY I RESIDES IN COTONOU REFUGEE CAMP HERE
IN BENIN REPUBLIC . MY FATHER IS GENERAL JONAS SAAH SAVIMBI , A UNITA
REBEL LEADER IN OUR COUNTRY ANGOLA WEST AFRICA . LATER DIED ON 22 FEB.
2002 IN ANGOLA AND MY MOTHER DIED IN HEART ATTACK AS A RESULT
OF MY FATHER'S DEATH THE SAME YEAR LEAVING ME AND MY ONLY SURVIVING LITTLE
BROTHER (JOHNSON) BEHIND, MY FATHER WAS A GREAT OPPOSITION
TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DAY. THEY KILLED HIM BECAUSE OF HIS OPPOSITION
TO BAD GOVERNMENT IN ANGOLA . SO SINCE HIS DEATH I TOOK MY ONLY
SURVIVING YOUNGER BROTHER (JOHNSON) AND RAN DOWN TO COTONOU REFUGEE CAMP
FOR THE FEAR OF HARRASMENT FROM THE GOVERNMENT BECAUSE
OF MY FATHER'S GREAT STAND AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DAY. MY FATHER
LEFT A VERY HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY ABOUT FORTY TWO MILLION
UNITED STATES DOLLARS, ($42M) WHICH HE DEPOSITED IN A SECURITY COMPANY
HERE IN COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC. NOW I AM SEEKING FOR A VERY RELIABLE
FORIEGNER WHO CAN REPRESNT ME AS MY LATE FATHER'S FORIEGN BUSINESS PARTNER
OF THIS SAID FUND. .A RELAIBLE GOD FEARING PERSON WHO CAN HELP
ME TRANSFER THIS SAID FUND INTO HIS FORIEGN ACCOUNT TO ANY PART OF FORIEGN
BANK ABROAD FOR ONWARDS INVESTMENT.

PLEASE , I WANT YOU TO HELP ME SO THAT I WILL INVEST THIS FUND IN YOUR
COUNTRY WHICH I BELIEVE WILL BENEFIT BOTH OF US . I WILL GIVE YOU (40%)FORTY

PERCENT OUT OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT,WHILE (5%) FIVE PERCENT WILL BE FOR THE
UPFRONT EXPENCIS THAT MAY OCCOUR DURING THE TRANSACTIONS. AND ANOTHER (
5% )
FIVE PERCENT WILL BE FOR ME AND MY BROTHER UPKEEPS AND THEN WE CAN USE
(50%) FIFTY PERCENT WILL BE FOR INVESTMENT INTO ANY BUSINESS WHICH WILL
YEILD
US BETTER INTEREST . THIS TRANSACTION IS ONE HUNDRED PERCENT RISK FREE AS
ALL THE RELATED DOCUMENTS ARE HERE WITH OUR FAMILY ATTORNEY HERE IN COTONOU
BENIN REPUBLIC .THIS IS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM I EVER FACE IN MY LIFE. I
BELIEVED THAT A GOD FEARING PERSON LIKE YOU WILL ASSIST ME TO ACHIEVE
THESE GREAT GOAL .

FOR FURTHER INFORMATIONS YOU CAN CONTACTS OUR FAMILY ATTORNEY/LAWYER FOR
MORE DETAILS WHICH I WILL PROVIDES TO YOU IF YOU INDICATES YOUR INTEREST
TO ASSIST ME .

I AWAITS YOUR GOOD RESPONSE AND REMAIN BLESSED.
THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.

BEST REGARDS,
MISS. WATARA CETTINE SAVIMBI.
COTONOU.



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