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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • chatwitslash3@gmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "savimbi chat" <chatsavimbii@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2005 12:09:26 -0700
Subject: Dear Beloved Friend.

Dear Beloved Friend.
I got your contact through an email directory and decided
to contact you for an assistance.

I am the son of Jonas Savimbi,the rebel leader in Angola who was shot
dead on the 25th of february,2002, by the opposing Angolan Army.
Before the death of my father, he deposited the sum of sixteen million
dollars($16,000, 000.00) in a security company.

My father handed all the legal documents for the deposit
to the family attorney in trust and for safe keeping for the family.
Also,after the death of my father,i and my family fled to
South Africa where we are currrently living in exile.We
have been trying to fly out of Africa but it has been
difficult securing Visas from Africa.

So,we want you to help us make claims of this fund($16M)
from the Security Storage Company as my family beneficiary and
transfer the money to your account or any account of your choice for
that matter before i and my family can get Visas to fly down to your
country for mutual sharing of the money.
My family has agree to give you 20% ($3.2M) for your anticipated
assistance and 70% would be for us (my family) and the remaining
10%would be set aside for any expenses that we may incure during the
course of this transaction.My family share of 70% would be invested in
your country in any profitable business proposed by you.

We have never met,but i want to trust you and please do not let my
family down by sitting on this money when it finally gets into your
account.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_1839000/1839252.stm
Thanks for your assistance and hope to hear from you immediately.

CONTACT ME VIA MY EMAIL: chatwitslash3@gmail.com

Best Regards
Savimbi

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