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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: Mrs Sarah Tami Savimbi <drwilliams@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: sarahsvmb@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 19:55:02 +05-30
Subject: Soliciting For Partnership!!


ATTENTION!!


DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT


May I use this opportunity to introduce myself as
Mrs. Sarah Savimbi.I am the wife to the late MR. GREAT
JONAS SAVIMBI, the leader of the Angolan Revolutionary
Group known as the (UNITA) who died while on active
duty in an effort to liberate our people. I am
contacting you with the believe that we will develop a
cordial business relationship which will be beneficial
to both parties.
I am currently in possession of 9,000,000(Nine
Million Dollars) which I intend to use for investment
purposes specifically in your country. The money came
about as a result of my late husband's inability to
proceed with the purchase of military hardware, which
he contracted with South Africa Arms Company. Since
the start of our civil war, the source of the funds in
prosecuting the war has been from the sales of diamond
which is under our control. My son was the Secretary
Of State in mining under the leadership of my late
husband.
The diamonds were always exported to South Africa
and part of the proceeds usually used in buying
military hardware’s. I traveled immediately to my late
husband's residence in South Africa and discovered the
sum of NINE MILLION DOLLARS cash hidden under his
underground safe.
Due to my status as a refuge, I cannot invest these
funds here in South Africa. I therefore seek your
assistance in transferring this funds out of South
Africa, all the necessary arrangements has been made
by me and I assure you that there is no risk attached
to this transaction and we will work modalities for
the success of this transaction. I promise to give you
30% of the total funds for your assistance and my
family will use the remaining 70% for our investment
in your country.
I hope that this proposal will interest you and I
will like you to contact my son who is presently under
asylum in Europe through his email for security
reason. You can visit
http://www.empereur.com/angola.html so that you will
understand my plight.
Please I will like you to keep this transaction are
utmost secrecy in whatever your decision will be while
I await your response through the security email
address.
Regards,
MRS SARAH TAMI SAVIMBI.
Private Email: Sarahsvmb@yahoo.co.uk



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