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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: "louis savimbi" <louis-savimbi@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 12:32:30 +0200
Subject: Urgent Assistance

From: Louis Savimbi

Telephone: 27 78 2288 076.

Dear Sir,

I apologized for using this medium to reach you for a transaction/ business of this magnitude, but this is due to confidentiality required for the smooth operation of the transaction. It is with trust that I wish to contact you on this matter concerning the transfer of Thirty Million United States Dollars (US$30,000,000.00).

I managed to get your contact details through world on line here in South Africa. My movement and that of other members of my family has been highly restricted in Angola but, happily I was able to move out of Angola and I'm now in South Africa. I am Mr. Louis Savimbi, the son of the late leader of Unita Rebel Jonas Savimbi of Angola who died on the 22nd February 2002.

Please you can visit the website below for more details on my fathers death.

(http://www.empereur.com/angola.html)

Before the death of my father he deposited the sum of Thirty Million United States Dollars ( US$30,000,000.00 ) in a Security Trust/Financial Institution in South Africa for safe keeping only.

I am currently in South Africa as an asylum seeker pending when I get a Foriegn Partner/Investor because the financial laws here in the Republic of South Africa does not allow me as an asylum seeker to operate any bank account here or to engage in such financial transactions.

I have sort for your assistance to retrive the said funds and transfer same to your Country or any other safe place outside South Africa for future investment as per your instruction and guidance. Please treat with the strictest confidentiality and utmost urgency. You can contact me immediately through the telephone number above or reply through email.

Your earliest response would be highly appreciated as I look forward to a benefitting partnership with you.

Best regards,

Louis Savimbi



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