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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: =?iso-8859-1?q?Rose=20Savimbi?= <rosesavimbi102@yahoo.es>
Reply-To: savimbi01@computermail.net
Date: Sat, 6 May 2006 10:22:10 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: From Rose Savimbi


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a: rosesavimbi102@yahoo.es

Hello My Dear,



I am mrs rose savimbi please i need your help since after the incidence that lead to the death of


my late husband MRJONAS SAVIMBI of unita of Angola .



I know we have not met before but I am contacting you with due sense of humanity esponsibility


and the few awareness that you will give it a mutual understanding. I am soliciting for an assistance


to move the sum $12.7million USD to your country for investment The fund is presently in a


security company in Holland for safety since on the 12- 2- 2003. The real content was not


declared as it was kept as photographic equipment I need you as partner to assist in transferring


the fund and provide good investment plans for it.



The fund will be under your investment control for three years during which only the profit will be


shared annually 70% for me and 30% for you annually,I am a Christian with the fear of GOD in any


thing I am doing so please I want us to build trust to each other. All deposit contractn documents


shall be sent to you as soon as you indicate your interest.


Please send me the following infomation:


Full name


Bank informations,bank name,residential address


Direct fax No,Driving licence or international passport


Age and marital status telephone #



I will appreciate your urgent sincere soonest via my private email

address as follows: savimbi01@computermail.net




Thanks in anticipation of your response



Best regards



MRS ROSE SAVIMBI.





- Rose Savimbi


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