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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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Fraud email example:

From: "aibu savimbi" <aibusavimbi16@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: aibusavimbi@myway.com
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 13:09:31 +0000
Subject: ....regarding aibu

....regarding aibu

Let me first start by introducing myself properly
to you My name is Aibu 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.
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.

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,
AIBU SAVIMBI.

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