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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: "Mrs. Margret Perez Savimbi" <margretsavimbi@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: margretsavimbi@webmail.co.za
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 15:54:35 +0000
Subject: Urgent Family Transfer.

From: MRS. MARGRET PEREZ SAVIMBI
Add: No. 75 Jan Smuts Avenue,
Auckland Park - Johannesburg,
Email: margretsavimbi@webmail.co.za
Republic of South Africa
Sub: Confidential Family Transfer

Attn: The President / Director.
Dear Sir,

My name is MRS. MARGRET PEREZ SAVIMBI, the youngest wife of late Rebel
Leader MR. JONAS SAVIMBI of UNITA GROUP that was in the forefront of
ANGOLA’s 30 years of Civil War. Having consulted with my family under this
transfer and based on the information's I gathered from your country’s Trade
and Company’s Investment Journal as I have carefully studied all the profile
Data of your country under Business Establishment on the researches I made
before contacting you over this transaction. I have the privilege to request
for your knowledge and assistance to transfer the sum of USD25.500.000.00
(Twenty-Five Million, five hundred thousand United States Dollars) into your
accounts as a Business Partner of this money. My late husband, Mr. Jonas
Savimbi was shot dead in an ambush in the Province of Moxico in our country
Angola on the 22nd February 2002 and since after his death as his youngest
wife, I tried to leave the country with my Three children where we seek for
political War Asylum (REFUGEE) in South Africa under the United Nations
Refugee Camp in Johannesburg.

When my husband was alive, he was totally in control of all the Export Sales
of my country's Diamond and Crude Oil as the Leader of UNITA REBEL GROUP and
through which he was able to fund the War with Millions of Dollars through
the backing of some other International countries who where in friendly and
business relationship with him for over 30 Years before his was
assassinated. As his youngest wife, he was using me to transfer money to
some of his business partners abroad and since after his assassination in
February 2002, the Angolan Government seized and confiscated all our
properties and assets but I was able to secure the document of the last
consignment which was deposited in a private security company in
Johannesburg, South Africa before his death that amounted this money.

The Trunk Consignment Box contenting this money was secretly deposited and
Insured under the claims that it contents family Treasury of Diamond and
Precious Stones as you should know that Angola is among the world leading
producers of Diamond by the time of depositing the consignment in the
security company with the mentioned value above without the security company
knowing that the box contents money for protections. I have made the
verification and prove of this trunk consignment box still deposited here in
the security company by myself before contacting you for negotiation and
arrangement on how this trunk consignment box can be transferred directly to
your country or any of the countries nearest to your country so that it will
be delivered there and you will receive it through a special arrangements
through a Diplomatic Company’s Agents whereby you might be too anxious and
afraid to come down here in South Africa by yourself for this transaction or
in alternatively we can transfer this money by bank direct transfer to your
account as I have discussed with a banker here under this arrangement.

We are now ready to transfer the fund overseas and that is where you comes
in. It is important to inform you that as a Refugee, we are forbidden to
operate a bank account and any foreign transaction; that is why I requires
your assistance into this transaction. For your personal compensations on
your acceptance for assisting me transfer this money with you, the total sum
will be shared as follows: 70% for my family's investment in your country
under your supervisions while 25% will be for you on your assistance for
helping me transfer this money with your account and remaining balance of
the 5% will be for local and international expenses incur to transfer this
money with you.

Finally, this transaction is risk free on both sides of which you have
nothing to fear or worry about. All I needed from you is a confirmation that
you will be capable to provide a good and standard account where this money
will be transferred into as you will use your position in your country to
cover this money as business transfer payment into your account and that the
money will be save once transferred with you.

Alternatively this transaction will only take us seven (7) working days to
accomplish as I have negotiated and arranged here before contacting you.
Thanking you for your anticipated co-operation as I wait for your urgent
reply through my contact details above.

Yours Faithfully,

MRS. MARGRET PEREZ SAVIMBI
(On behalf of my Son)
CAROL JOSE SAVIMBI (JR).
Email: caroljose757cjs@webmail.co.za


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