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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 Jessica" <mrsjessica@jonassavimbi2.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2005 12:42:01 +0000
Subject: From Mrs. Jessica

From Mrs. 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 irrespective of the fact that we have not met
before and because of the nature of the situation I found
myself. I am Mrs. Jessica A.Savimbi , from Angola. l got
your contact from www. and coupled with the information i
gathered about you from the external trade department of my
country's chamber of commerce and industry. 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 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 outside
Angola just to save my life,with my three children. 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
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 to get the funds withdrawn from the finance
company, have the same transfered to your country in your
name and thereafter share the funds by giving you 20% of
the total sum as commission.
Please there is no risk in this transaction. 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, you e-mail me
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 how and when my husband was killed in the BBC
news achives in the following news story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1839252.stm It has
been widely reported in the international news media

Thank you as I await your urgent reply.
Thank you and God bless.
Mrs. Jessica A. Savimbi.From Mrs. 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 irrespective of the fact that we have not met
before and because of the nature of the situation I found
myself. I am Mrs. Jessica A.Savimbi , from Angola. l got
your contact from www. and coupled with the information i
gathered about you from the external trade department of my
country's chamber of commerce and industry. 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 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 outside
Angola just to save my life,with my three children. 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
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 to get the funds withdrawn from the finance
company, have the same transfered to your country in your
name and thereafter share the funds by giving you 20% of
the total sum as commission.
Please there is no risk in this transaction. 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, you e-mail me
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 how and when my husband was killed in the BBC
news achives in the following news story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1839252.stm It has
been widely reported in the international news media

Thank you as I await your urgent reply.
Thank you and God bless.
Mrs. Jessica A. Savimbi.


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