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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" <jes_sav8@terra.com.mx>
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 06:54:25 -0600
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 natureof 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 with a Bank for safe keeping few months before he was
assasinated by the Angolan Millitary force sometime three years.The squable happened as over the issue of mineral and allocation resource of diamond using his power and influence to smuggled diamond to the neighbouring countries in exchange for money and other valuable assets. Presently, I am staying in one of the refugee camps outside Angola just to save my life,with my three children. The money in question is $10,500,000.00 Milllion U.S.Dollars.
I can't make the withdrawal of this fund,because my
husband 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 Bank, have the same transfered to your country in your name and thereafter share the funds by giving you 25% of the total sum as commission.Please there is no risk in this transaction. I will use the remain balance of the money for an investment in your country for the future of my children. If you are intrested, and can maintain the very confidentiality of this transaction,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 was widely reported in the international news media
Thank you as I awaiting your urgent reply.
Thank you and God bless.
Mrs. Jessica A. Savimbi.

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