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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: "savimbijohnegondi2000@yahoo.fr" <johnegondi@terra.com.mx>
Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 15:05:12 +0200
Subject: FROM JOHN

FROM JOHN EGONDI SAVIMBI
egondijohn2000@yahoo.fr

Dear Brother,

I got your contact and other details through the internet on my search for
a reliable person who will assist me .

I am Mr John Egondi Savimbi. My father was the External Affiars Minister
in the government of Angola rebel leader, Jonas Savimbi. At the mid of the
rebellion which is still on till this day, my father thinking fast dicided
to send me and my mother out of Angola because the fate of our country was
yet to be decided.

My mother and I left Angola for swazland with a total sum of US$15.5M (Fifteen
million ,five hundred thousand US Dollars), sealed in a diplomatic baggage
meant for the purchase of arms from South Africa On Arrival in swazland,
because we are political asylum seekers, we were not allowed to operate
a bank account.

So with the instruction of my father , I contacted our family lawyer to
deposited the money in a security company in Spain[GLOBAL SECURITY AND FINANCE
COMPANY].

Though I instructed him not to reveal the content of the baggage to the
security company nor declare the actual content to it, because we wanted
to be on safer side.

Iinstructed him to tell them them that the baggage belongs to my foreign
affiliate who is the beneficiary of the item.and will come for claims when
ever he is ready, Unfortunately, because of my fathers political position
and influence he was assasinated.

Since then, we have been looking for a reliable and trustworthy person to
help us trasfer this money into a foreign account overseas prior to invest
in that country or any other conducive
country overseas.

But it has to be a less tax demanding country . Luckily, I got your contact
and I decided to contact you and see if you can be of any help to us .

what i want you to realy do for me is present you as the onwer of the consignment
aswe have to arrange for a change of onership through the help of a lawyer
with your information as the depositor based on the explanations given to
the security company.


Also,i will want you to nogociate a profitable business for investment because
i will invest my own share of the money in your country and an accormodation
for residing,should it be that there will be any finiacial involvenment
in caurse,you will also assist .


To this effect,We intend to share this money as follows: 1. 20% of the total
sum will be for you for all the assistance. 2. 5% of the total sum will
be set aside to balance back all bills and expenses incurred in the process
of this transaction. 3. 75% of the total sum will be for me and my family
for investment in any 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. As i will send you my
international passport and id in the camp as soon as i hear from you.

Should this meet your utmost consideration, please give me your earliest
reply through my e-mail address and send a copy to
egondijohn2000@yahoo.fr

kind to provide me with your communication facilities for a hitch- free
and confidential link. Feel free to ask questions you consider necessary.

This confidentiality in this transaction can not be over emphasized as I
trust and believe that you will oblige us the needed security and attention
it demands. Please treat this transaction with absolute confidentiality.
Yours Faithfully
John Egondi Savimbi
egondijohn2000@yahoo.fr




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