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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. Rose J. Savimbi" <ksrosejk1@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2006 19:21:22 +0000
Subject: Hello, Read Carefully & Reply Soonest



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 responsibility and the few awareness that you will give it a mutual
understanding. I am soliciting for an assistance to move a secured
consignment (trunk box) with the sum $24 million USD to your country for
investment. The fund is presently in a security company in Holland for
safety since on the 12-2-1999. The real content of the consignment 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 contract
documents shall be sent to you as soon as you indicate your interest. I will
appreciate your urgent response as soon as possible for further directives
on how to achieve this transaction successfully.

Thanks in anticipation of your response
Best regards
MRS ROSE J. SAVIMBI
N.B.
Please Reply through (srose525s@earthlink.net)

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