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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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by HZDFYD.com MailServer with ESMTP by
mail.xsedu.zj.cn Sat, 29 Jan 2011 12:16:49 GMT
Reply-To: <kuhn_gerg11@cantv.net>
From: "John Pinto"<kuhn_gerg11@cantv.net>
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE NEEDED STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2011 04:16:45 -0800
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charset="Windows-1251"
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FROM JOHN PINTO
TEL: +27 84 905 1033
EMAIL: kuhn_gerg11@cantv.net

URGENT ASSISTANCE NEEDED STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

Dear Sir,

I got your information from a business Directory courtesy of the International Chamber of Commerce and Industry, South Africa. I am Mr John Pinto. My father was the External affair minister in the Government of Angola rebel leader, Jonas pinto.

At the mid term of the rebellion which is till this date, My father thinking fast decided to send my younger brother and I out of Angola because the fate of our country was yet to be decided. My brother and I left Angola for South Africa with a total sum of US$18,800,000.00 (EIGHTEEN MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS), sealed in a diplomatic baggage meant for the purchase of arms from South Africa.

On arrival in South Africa, because we are political asylum seekers, we were not allowed to operate a bank account. So with the instruction of my father, I deposited the money in a Security Company. Though I did not reveal the content of the baggage to the Security Company nor did I declare the actual content to them, because we wanted to be on a safer side. I told them that the baggage belongs to my foreign affiliate who is the beneficiary of the item and will come and claim it by itself. Unfortunately, because of my father’s political position and influence he was assassinated.

Since then, we have been looking for a reliable and trustworthy person to help us transfer this money into a foreign account overseas prior to investment in that country or any other conductive country overseas. But it has to be a less tax demanding country. Luckily, I ran into your details and decided to contact you and see if you can be of any help to us We intend to share this money (US$ 18.8 Millions) as follows: 15% of the total sum goes to you if you assist us in transferring this money successfully into any of your overseas account. 5% of the total sum will be set aside to offset all bills and expenses incurred in the process of this transaction. 80% of the total sum will be for my brother and I for investment in your country of which you will be a guide to us.

Please note that this transaction is 100% risk free on your side as we have
concluded all modalities to aid this transfer. Should this meet your utmost
consideration, Please give me your earliest reply through the contact numbers transcribed above or email. Be kind to prove me with your communication facilities for a hitch-free and confidential link.

Feel free to ask questions you consider necessary. The confidentiality in this transaction can not be overemphasized as I trust and believe that you will oblige us the needed security and attention it demands. Please treat this transaction with absolute confidentiality.

Regards,

Mr. John Pinto.
Tel: +27 84 905 1033
Email: kuhn_gerg11@cantv.net



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