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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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Fraud email example:

From: ch.savimbi6@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 18:20:38 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?From=20Chatwitslash?=

Dear Sir/madam.

I got your contact through an email directory and decided
to contact you for an assistance.I am the son of Jonas
Savimbi,the rebel leader in Angola who was shot dead on the
25th of february,2002, by the opposing Angolan Army.

Before the death of my father, he deposited the sum of
sixteen million dollars($16,000,000.00) in a security
company in London.My father handed all the legal documents
for the deposit to the family attorney (prof.Ahamed Usman
Awad) in trust and for safe keeping for the family.

Also,after the death of my father,i and my family fled to
South Africa where we are currrently living in exile.We
have been trying to fly out of Africa but it has been
difficult securing Visas from Africa.Before that take a look at this.
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_1839000/1839252.stm>

So,we want you to help us make claims of this fund($16M)
from the Security Storage Company in London as my family
beneficiary and transfer the money to your account or any
account of your choice for that matter before I and my
family can get Visas to fly down to your country for mutual
sharing of the money.

My family has agree to give you 20% ($3.2M) for your
anticipated assistance and 70% would be for us (my family)
and the remaining 10%would be set aside for any expenses
that we may incure during the course of this transaction.My
family share of 70% would be invisted in your country in
any profitable business proposed by you.

We have never met,but i want to trust you and please do not
let my family down by sitting on this money when it finally
gets into your account.

As a result of the present predicament of my family exiled
in South Africa,you should contact my family attorney
resident in London on this email: profusmanawad@yahoo.co.uk

Tell my family attorney(prof.Ahamed Usman Awad) who is in
full control of this transaction that you got a mail from
Chatwitslash Savimbi instructing you to contact him on this
subject matter.Please,furnish him with your direct
Telephone,Mobile and Fax Numbers for easier
communication.He will furnish you with more details and all
necessary documentations like Certificate of Deposit etc.

Please,treat this as Confidential.

Best Regards,

Chatwitslash Savimbi




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