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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: elizabethysavimbi@netscape.net
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 10:29:14 +0200
Subject: From:The Family Of Jonas M.Savimbi.Date:21/12/2004.

From:The Family Of Jonas M.Savimbi Of Angola Republic.
For more details Contact My Son.
Telephone Numer+27 7 321 26983
E-mail:(savimbi.m.family@homemail.co.za)

Dear Sir/Madam,

Please consider this letter as a request from a family in dire need of help. I am MRS CATARINA SAVIMBI of Angola, the wife of COL.JONAS M. SAVIMBI, I got your contact through the net since the internet has made the world a global village, furthermore, my contacting you is not by my
making but by Gods making.

In regard,It is my humble pleasure to write this letter irrespective of the fact that you do not know me personaly. For your information,It has been very clearly that everything regarduing this transaction is highly confidential also clear and legal.

My purpose of contacting you is to help my family out of difficult condition we are going through in view of my
husband's death. I need your assistance,help,honest. And I am making this contact to inquire from you if you can
assist me manage some investment for me in your country. Actually all I want from you is to be my manager abroad. I would like you to invest in Properties(Real Estate) and
company shares and other lucrative ventures of your interest for me.

My late husband was in charge of arms purchasing for Angolan armed forces and he generated this money in the
course of purchasing arms for Angolan Rebels. He told me before his death with confidence where he deposited sum of Eleven Million United State Dollars(US$11,000,000.00) in a VAULT with a Security
Finance Company in Europe.for save keeping,as a family goods, also some Diamond and Precious Stones. and which all
the relevant documents (Depository Agreements) was with me.

The reason being that I and my two sons are living in South Africa as political asylum seekers rights now, hence I
shall be very grateful if you can assist and be the father of my son regarding our condition here. As soon as you get this message, please contact my son MPETI SAVIMBI with this phone number +27-732126983 or
Contact E-mai(savimbi.m.family@homemail.co.za)

The assurance I will always give you is that this transaction is 100% risk free.
Yours Faithfully,
Mrs. Catarina Savimbi.

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