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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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

Fraud email example:

From: "mfff good" <mfffgood@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2006 06:16:24 +0000
Subject: ATTENTION!!!

attn:

I got your contact from an email directory and decided to contact you for
assistance. I am the daughter of Jonas Savimbi the rebel leader in Angola
who was short dead on the 25th of February, 2002, by the opposing Angolan
Army.

....PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THIS WEB PAGE FOR IT SAYS
ALL<http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_1839000/1839252.stm>
Before the death of my father he had deposited the sum of
$2.8,000,000.00(two million,eight hundred thousand dollars)in a financier
firm (security clearing house) in london.


All the legal documents for the deposit and letter of instruction on how the
fund will be invested are with me which my father gave to his confidencial
attorney for safe keeping,pending when he will meet with me for handing it
over to me which he have done.

After the death of my father I and my son fled to europe (london) where we
are currently living. And we have been trying to move out of london but it
has been difficult for us to get visas from here . So we want you to help us
make claims of this fund ($2.8m) in london as my late father foreign partner
and move the money to your account or any account of your choice before I
and my son can get visas to move down to your country so that we can use the
money to build house of the Lord where i and you will work for the Lord and
win souls while my son will start school there in your country with your
assistant, because right now he is not schooling because of our condition
here in london.

I and the lawyer have discuss and agreed to give any God fearing person who
will assist in claiming this fund and investing it in the Lord will have
35%,of the money before the money can be used in building the house of lord
on behalf of my late father as he have instructed when he was dying in the
hospital.

While a large part of our share will also be used to help charity motherless
babies homes organizations. We have never met, but I want to trust you and
please do not let us down when this fund finally gets into your account.And
I want you to promise me that you will help me to invest this money in
building a house hold of God in your country in my fathers name so that God
almighty will accept his soul.

please send to me your direct telephone and your direct mobil number and
your fax number as well with your address and your full name to enable me
consult my late fathers attorney who is here now in london, and introduce
you to him so that he will process all the documents and change of owner
ship to your name to enable the security financier firm identify you as the
authorise person to receive the deposited fund with them.

Please if you are interested; get to me through my email address to enable
me feed you with more details and all necessary documentations you need to
proceed and you will be visiting us here in london for face to face meeting
and for further directives on what you are to do.
Please treat this as confidential,you can either respond via the above email
address or this alternative: (rachel_savimbi@freedom.usa.com).

Warmest regards.
Rachel savimbi.


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