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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: "Dr.Mrs.Savimbi" <tm_savimbi@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 16:17:58 +0400
Subject: SUBSIDIARY OF SAVIMBI INVESTMENTS LTD

FIRST PROPERTIES INVESTMENT LTD
(A SUBSIDIARY OF SAVIMBI INVESTMENTS LTD)


I have decided to contact you once again through this means since I did not hear from you to know if you got my last letter that I sent to you
through courier service last month.Right now may I use this opportunity to introduce my self once again as DR.(MRS). ANITA TAMI SAVIMBI I am
the wife to the late MR. GREAT JONAS SAVIMBI, the leader of the Angolan revolutionary group known as the (UNITA) who died in the year 2002
while on active duty in an effort to liberate our people.I am contacting you with the believe that we will develop a cordial business relationship
which will be beneficial to both parties.

I am currently in possession of (THIRTY FOUR MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS) which I intended to use for investment purposes specifically in your country.
The money came about as a result of my late husband's inability to proceed with the purchase of military hardware, which he contracted with South African Arms Company. Since the start of our civil war the source of funds in prosecuting the war has been from diamond,which is under our control. My son is the secretary of state mining under The diamond were always exported to South Africa and art of the proceeds usually used buying military hardware's,I traveled
immediately to my late husband's residence in South Africa and discovered the sum of THIRTY FOUR MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS cash hidden under his underground safe.

Due to my status as a refugee, I cannot invest these funds here in South African, I therefore seek your assistance in transferring this funds out of South African, all necessary arrangement has been made by me and I assure you that there is no risk attached to this and we will work out modalities for the success of this transaction. I promise to give you 10% of the total funds for your assistance and my family will use the remaining 90% for investment in
your country.You can visit http://www.empereur.com/angola.html to really understand my plight.

Please I will like you to keep this transaction at utmost secrecy whatever your decision will be while I await your response through this my confidential email address at (dr-mrssavimbi@hotmail.com)

Regards,
DR.(MRS). ANITA TAMI SAVIMBI

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