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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "security company in holland" (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Rose J. Savimbi" <rosesavb60@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: jrsrose929@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 19:09:42 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Hello, Read Carefully & Reply Soonest



Hello My Dear,
I am mrs rose savimbi please i need your help since after the incidence that lead to the death of my late husband MRJONAS 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 a secured consignment (trunk box) with the sum $24 million USD to your country for investment. The fund is presently in a security company in Holland for safety since on the 12-2-1999. The real content of the consignment was not declared as it was kept as photographic equipment, I need you as partner to assist in transferring the fund 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 I 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. I will appreciate your urgent response as soon as possible for further directives on how to achieve this transaction successfully.
Thanks in anticipation of your response
Best regards
MRS ROSE J. SAVIMBI



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