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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: "Kenneth Savimbi" <kennethsavimbi35@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 14:28:13 +0000
Subject: WITH DUE RESPECT.

Dear Friend,

I am mr Kenneth savimbi, please i need your help, since after
the incidence that lead to the death of my late father MR JONAS SAVIMBI of
unita of Angola.

I know we have not met before but I am contacting you with due sense of
humanity responsibility and the few awareness that you will give it a mutual
understanding. I am soliciting for an assistance to move the sum $7 million
USD to your country for investment.

The fund is presently in a security company in OUAGADOUGOU,BURKINA FASO for
safety since on the 12-2-1999. The real content was not declared as it was
kept as photographic equipment, I need you as partner to assist in
retrieveing and transferring this fund to your private account and provide
good investment plans for it.

The fund will be under your investment control for three years during which
only the profit will be shared annually 70% for me and 30% for you annually.
I am a Christian with the fear of GOD in any thing am doing, so please I
want us to build trust to each other.All deposit contract documents shall be
sent to you as soon as you indicate your interest Thanks in anticipation of
your response.

Best regards,
Mr.Kenneth Savimbi.

For further information click on below mentioned website to see more:
http;//209.183.193.172/referenc/pressrel/pr081301.html
http;//news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/264094.stm
http;//209.183.193.172/referenc/pressrel/prFAA022202E.html
http;//english.pravda.ru/main/2002/02/24/26631.html
http;//209.183.193.172/referenc/pressrel/joint.html

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