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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: FAMILY INVESTMENT PROPOSAL CONFIDENTIAL <deepika@shresthaa.com>
Reply-To: mikesavimbi@tsamail.co.za
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 04:15:59 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FAMILY INVESTMENT PROPOSAL CONFIDENTIAL




FROM: MIKE
SAVIMBI                                                          

JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA
TEL: +27-731-940-738
FAX: +27-865-716-303
EMAIL: mikesavimbi@live.com  
EMAIL: savimbimike@gmail.com     

                                                       

                                              

                                                HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL.

Attention:  
                                                       

You may be surprise to receive this message from me since you don't know me
in person, but for the purpose of introduction, I am Mr. MIKE SAVIMBI, the son
of late Mr. Jonas Malheiro Savimbi, the founder of the multiethnic UNITA
movement in 1966 who was murdered in a civil war in ANGOLA on the
22-Feb-2002.
 
 Your contact was given to me at the INTERNATIONAL TRADE
CENTRE / CHEMBER OF COMMERCE here in Johannesburg as reliable and trustworthy to
deal with, and then I decided to write you. My late father was among the Few
BLACK MILITTARY murdered in cold blood by the agent of the Angolan government
led by President José Eduardo dos Santos for his alleged support and sympathy
for ANGOLAN opposition party.
Before the death of my father, he took me to
SOUTH AFRICA to deposit the sum of (TWENTY FIVE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
US DOLLARS) 25.5m with a security and finance company as if he knew the looming
danger in Angola.
The Money was deposited as a gem or precious stone to avoid much demurrage
from the security firm. This money was earmarked for the purchase of new
machinery and chemicals for the farms and the  Lesotho and Swaziland. Under the
terms of the treaty granting independence to Angola , UNITA was to be part of
the new independent Angolan government with the MPLA and the FNLA. With
independence in 1975, however, tensions among the three movements erupted into
armed conflict. The MPLA drove UNITA out of the Angolan capital of Luanda , and
civil war followed. 
Do go through these websites for more clarification

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1839252.stm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqcNdVc2bJw
http://www.empereur.com/angola.html
 
This resulted to
rampant killing and mob actions. I ,my mother(Mrs. Catarina, and my family  are
currently staying in South Africa as a refugee or an asylum seeker have decided
to transfer this money to a foreign country where we can invest it. I am faced
with the dilemma of investing this amount of money in South Africa for fear of
encountering the same experience in future since both countries have the same
political history.
 
Moreover, the South African monetary policy/law does
not allow such investment hence I am seeking for an asylum or refugee. I must
let you know that this business is 100% risk free and the nature of your
business does not necessary matter.
 
So if you are willing to assist us,
we have agreed to give you 20% of the total money, 40% will be for a joint
business venture I will be doing with you and another 35% will be for me and my
family which we shall also invest in your country and the remaining 5% will be
mapped out for all expenses we may Incurred during the transaction.

 
Therefore, if you are willing and interested to render the needed
assistance, endeavor to reply through my email address or the above Tel number.
I also need your private phone and fax number for easy communication. Remember
that this is highly confidential and the success of this business depends on how
secret it is kept. Expecting Your reply soonest.
 
BEST REGARD
Mr. MIKE SAVIMBI.
FOR THE FAMILY.
E-mail: mikesavimbi@live.com  

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