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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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  • "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.
  • lovimbi65@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?carlos=20savimbi?= <lovimbi65@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: lovimbi63@yahoo.com.cn
Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 02:53:13 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: ....regarding carlos


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: lovimbi65@yahoo.com

....regarding carlos


I Know you will be surprised seeing this as we have not had any personal contact. However I sincerely seek your consent in this matter which I bring to you as a person of transparency and caliber.


Let me first start by introducing myself properly to you My name is Carlos Savimbi nephew and Personal Assistant of Jonas Malheiro Savimbi the leader UNITA(National Union for the Total independence of Angola)I got your email address from network directory I apologize if I infringed on your privacy.


You may know that my Uncle was killed in a battle with the government troops of Angola led by President Dos Santos on friday 22nd February 2002 Now Mr Antonio Dembo who was my Uncle's second in command has assumed office as leader of UNITA In spite of this UNITA is like a herd of cattle without shepherd Prominent members like Carlos Morgado are still lobbying to oust him and assume office as leader to enrich themselves and some of them who see me as threat to their ambitions including Mr Dembo are planning to kill me.


However I am a young man who has ambitions and I am not in any way interested in wars this is why I am secretly seeking for political asylum I am sincerely seeking for your urgent help in respect to safekeeping of some of my Uncle's money that arose from Diamonds sales. This money which is twenty million was already on its way to my Uncle's Swiss Bank account It was on transit with a safe deposit company in Europe when the tragic incident of my Uncle's death occurred.As a matter of fact this is the reason I chose to come and seek political asylum.


It is very clear with the way things are now that President Dos Santos will lobby the International Community to freeze my Uncle's assets and accounts abroad to ground UNITA since he has already done this in Angola.I plan to use this money to safeguard my future It is very essential that you understand that the kind of trust and confidence I want to put in you is extraordinary and an act of desperation on my part in order not to lose this money Please treat this contact with utmost secrecy and confidentiality for security and safety reasons.


The help I need from you is clearing the box containing the money from the security company after which it will be deposited in an account in your name.The money shall remain in your custody till my asylum application is granted and I have the permit to conduct business then you will transfer the account to me Meanwhile the money can be invested into risk-free profitable ventures and there will an agreement to protect my interest.I have all the documents that will enable you claim the consignment from the security company.


To make this deal realisable i need a committment from you that it will be kept confidential,your tel and fax numbers including mobile for easy communications,your permanent address as well as some form of identification. For your reliable assistance I will reward you with some of the money and we shall use some to carry out every expenses that we incurr during the transaction and the investment process while the rest shall be for my family.I thank you in advance in anticipation for your assistance in enabling me achieve this goal.Please contact me whether or not you are interested in assisting me.This will enable me scout for another partner in the event of non-interest on your part.


NOTE YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE WILL BE APPRECIATED.


Thank you,


CARLOS SAVIMBI.



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