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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: henrysavimbi@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 21:51:44 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?FROM=20=3A=20HENRY=20SAVIMBI=20=26=20ROSE=20SAVIMBI?=

FROM : HENRY SAVIMBI & ROSE SAVIMBI
01 BP 06 DANANI ABIDJAN,
COTE D'IVOIRE,

REPLY RESPONCE TO:
henrysavimbi_2002@africamail.com
PHONE:00225-07-297678

CONFIDENTIAL.

Dearest One,
With warm heart we offer our friendship and greetings, and we hope this
mail meets you in good time. However strange or surprising this contact
might seem to you as we have not met personally or had any dealings in the
past,we humbly ask that you take due consideration of its importance and
immense benefit. we also sincerely seek your confidence, as we make this
proposal to you as a person of integrity.

First and foremost We wish to introduce our selves properly to you. Our
names are Mr Henry Savimbi and MissRose Savimbi, We are the children of
Late Jonas Malheiro Savimbi, leader of UNITA (National Union for the Total
Independence of Angola).As led by my instinct, We selected your email address
from an internet directory,in our search for a partner,hence this email.

My Father (Mentor) was killed in a battle with government forces of Angola,led
by President Dos Santos, on Friday 22nd Febuary 2002. After his death,Mr.Antonio
Dembo who was his second in command, assumed office as leader of UNITA,
due to lack of the Charisma my Father had carried the party in Dembo, there
was chaos and struggle for leadership.Prominent members like Carlos Morgado
lobbied to depose him and assume office as leader to enrich themselves and
others who saw us as a threat to their ambitions, including Mr. Dembo, planned
to kill us. The tension and confusion in UNITA became uncontrollable when
Mr. Dembo died 10days after my Father's death.

We secretly left Angola and came here (Abidjan) to seek political asylum.
We are sincerely proposing to you to render us your highly needed assistance
in respect to safekeeping of some of my Father's money that arose from Diamonds
sales.

This money Fifteen Million United State Dollar(US$15.000.000.00), which
was deposited in a financial institute here in Abidjan, Since 2001 before
the tragic incident of my Father's death occurred. President Dos Santos
has lobbied the International Community to freeze my Father's assets and
accounts abroad, to ground UNITA, and has already done this in Angola. We
plan to use this money to safeguard our future, it is very essential that
you understand the kind of trust and confidence we want to put in you is
extraordinary, and an act of desperation on our part in order not to lose
this money.Also, ensure that this contact with you should be treated with
utmost secrecy.

PLease We Honourable seeking your assistance in the following ways:-

1). TO COME DOWN HERE FOR A THREE WORKING DAYS VISIT SO THAT BOTH OF US
WILL GO TO THE BANK TOGETHER AND MAKE THE CLAIM OF THE MONEY AS MY LATE
FATHER'S FOREIGN PARTNER.

2)TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WOULD BE DEPOSITED IN YOUR
COUNTRY.

3)TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND SINCE I AM A BOY OF 22 AND MY SISTER
IS 18 YEARS.

4)TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME AND MY SISTER TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY
AFTER THE MONEY HAS BEEN DELIVERD TO YOU.

Moreover , We are willing to offer your 10% of the total sum as compesation
for your effort /input after the successful transfer of this fund to your
norminated account overseas.

This transaction should be completed immediately depending on your prompt
response. We thank you in advance as we anticipate your assistance in enabling
us achieve this goal.

To know more about the struggle by UNITA to liberate Angola, click on the
link below and read.

http://www.the-idler.com/IDLER-02/3-16.html

Thank's and God bless you.

Sincerly,

MR. HENRY & ROSE SAVIMBI





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