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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 about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • jjsav1104@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Jessica <jjsav1104@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: jjsav101@alex4all.com
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 05:26:51 -0800 (PST)
Subject: From Ms. Jessica


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: jjsav1104@yahoo.com

>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. The funds in question is $5,500,000.00 Milllion U.S.Dollars and they are presently in the custody of a private finance company. 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.


Presently, I am staying in Accra, Ghana with my three children just to save our lives. 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.

- Mrs Jessica

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