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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:
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Ms. Jessica" <maleheirobruna@savimbifamily.com>
Reply-To: sophyjessav2@yahoo.es
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 03:51:04 +0000
Subject: From Ms. Jessica

>From Ms. Jessica
No. 22, Alexander Crescent,
Park View Estate,
Accra Ghana.

Dear Friend,

I pray God this message reaches you in wonderful spirit.I am making this
contact with you based on trust and confidence even though we have not met
before and because of the nature of the situation I found myself.
I am Ms. Jessica A.Savimbi, from Angola.There is an information I would like
you to keep very confidential. There is sum amount of money my late Husband
{former UNITA Rebel leader} General Jonas Malheiro Savimbi deposited in a
suspence {protected} account few months before he was assasinated by the
Angolan Millitary forces. It's over the issue of minerals and there
allocations using his power and influence to smuggle diamond to the
neighbouring countries in exchange for money.
Presently, I am staying in Accra, Ghana with my three children just to save
our lives. The money in question is $5,500,000.00 Milllion U.S.Dollars. I
can't make make direct withdrawal of this fund,because my late husband has
registered the beneficiary of the fund as his (Foriegn Bussiness Partner).
But the documents of the deposit are with me. What I would want you to do,
is to assist me claim the funds from the finance company as the Nominee
Beneficiary and have same transfered to your place in your name. Then we
will also relocate to share the funds. Am prepared to give you 25% of the
total sum as your commission.

I will use the remain balance of the money for investiment in your country
for the future of my children. If you are intrested, and can maintain the
very confidentiality that this transaction entails, please e-mail me back
immediately for more clearification. The Angola government through it's
various agents has confisticated all my late husband known properties since
his death. You can find out more about my late husband in the BBC news
achives in the following news story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1839252.stm as it was widely
reported in the international news media.

Thank you as I await your urgent reply.

Ms. Jessica Savimbi.


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