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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: aibu savimbi <aibusavimbi30@sapibon.com>
Reply-To: aibusavimbi30@omaninfo.com
Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2005 06:03:17 +0000
Subject: CONTACT MR AIBU SAVIMBI

Dear friend,
My proposal to you will be very surprising as we have not had any
personal contact. However I sincerely seek your confidence in this transaction which I propose to you as a person of transparency and caliber Let me first start by introducing myself properly to you My name is Aibu Savimbi cousin and Personal Assistant of Jonas Malheiro Savimbi the leader UNITA(National Union for the Total independence of Angola) I got your email address from network directory I apologize if I infringed on your privacy.

You may know that my Uncle was recently killed in a battle with the government troops of Angola led by President Dos Santos on friday 22nd February 2002. Now Mr Antonio Dembo who was my Uncle's second in command has assumed office as leader of UNITA In spite of this UNITA is like a herd of cattle without shepherd Prominent members like Carlos Morgado are still lobbying to oust him and assume office as leader to enrich themselves and some of them who see me as a threat to their ambitions including Mr Dembo are planning to kill me For more information check www.angola.org

However I am a young man who has ambitions and I am not in any way interested in wars this is why I secretly left Angola . I am sincerely seeking for your urgent help in respect to safekeeping of some of my Uncle's money that arose from Diamonds sales. This money US$20 million was already on its way to my Uncle's Swiss Bank account It was on transit with a safe deposit company in Europe when the tragic incident of my Uncle's death occurred. As a matter of fact this is the reason I chose to come and seek political asylum. It is very clear with the way things
are now that President Dos Santos will lobby the International Community to freeze my Uncle's assets and accounts abroad to ground UNITA since he has already done this in Angola.
I plan to use this money to safeguard my future It is very essential that you understand that the kind of trust and confidence I want to put in you is extraordinary and an act ofdesperation on my part in order not to lose this money Please treat this contact withutmost secrecy and confidentiality for security and safety reasons.please reply to:aibusavimbi25@zwallet.com. The help I need from you is clearing
the box containing the money from the security company after which it
willbe deposited in an account in your name . The money shall remain in your custody till my asylum application is granted and I have the permit to conduct business then you will transfer the account to me Meanwhile the money can be invested into risk-free profitable ventures and there will an agreement to protect my interest. I have all the documents that will enable you claim the consignment from the security company.

To make thisdeal relisable i need a committment from you that it will be kept confidential,your tel nd fax numbers including mobile for easy communications,your permanent address as well as some form of
identification.For your reliable assistance I will reward you with 20%
of the money and we shall use 5% to carry out every expenses that we incurr during the transaction and the investment process. 75%shall be for my family. I thank you in advance in anticipation for your assistance in enabling me achieve this goal. Please contact me whether or not you are interested in assisting me. This will enable me scout for another partner in the event of non-interest on your part. NOTE YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE WILL BE APPRECIATED.

Sincerely,

AIBU SAVIMBI

please reply to:aibusavimbi30@omaninfo.com



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