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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: n v <netavillaran804@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <vip_villaran@yahoo.ca>
Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 15:47:53 +0200
Subject: From John & Diana Turey Savimbi.



From John & Diana Turey Savimbi.Abidjan Cote D,Ivoire West Africa Dearest One, With warm heart we offer our friendship, and greetings,and I hope this mail meets you in good time.However strange or surprising this contact might seem to you,as we have not met personally or had any dealings in the past, We humbly ask that you take due consideration of its importance and immense benefit. we also sincerely seek your confidence, as we make this proposal to you as a person of integrity. First and foremost we wish to introduce ourself properly to you. My name is John Savimbi & my younger sister Diana Turey Savimbi , the son's of Late Jonas Malheiro Savimbi, leader of UNITA (National Union for the Total Independence of Angola).You can go through this wed site to know more about my father.To know more about the struggle by UNITA to liberate Angola, click on the link below and read. http://www.the-idler.com/IDLER-02/3-16.html After the death of my father, my mother disclose to us the Uprising. Before she was arrested that my father had a fund being deposited with a one of the bank in cote d'ivoire up to the tune of ( $17.5 Million USD) I cannot speak French and am presently staying in a refuge camp here in Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire,were my late father deposit this money in bank. Dear, I am Honourable seeking your assistance in the following ways.
1) TO RECIEVE THIS MONEY FROM THE BANK AS MY LATE FATHERS FORIEGN ASSOCIATES. 2)TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND SINCE I AM A GIRL OF 23 YEARS. 3) TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY TO CONTINUE MY EDUCATION AS SOON AS THE BANK TRANSFER THE FUND TO YOUR ACCOUNT. Moreover we are willing to offer your 30% of the total sum as compensation for your effort /input and to give you more further ! information you needed for the successful transfer of the fund to your Nominated account overseas,This transaction should be completed immediately depending on your prompt response. We thank you in advance as we anticipate your assistance in enabling us achieve this goal. Thanks and remain bless.Sincerely,John & Diana Turey Savimbi.
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