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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: "inno wemba" <innowemba01@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 18:27:16 +0200
Subject: URGENT

Good day,

This proposal should not be surprising to you, as we have not had any
personal contact.Though things of this nature comes the way of business men
once in a while. However, I sincerely seek your confidence in this
transaction, which I am proposing to you as a person of transparency and
caliber.

Let me first start by introducing myself properly to you. My name is Mr inno
Wemba, cousin and Personal Assistant of Jonas Malheiro Savimbi, the leader
of 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 cousin was recently killed in a battle with the
government troops of Angola, led by President Dos Santos, on friday 22nd
February 2000. Now Mr. Antonio Dembo who was my cousin'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 a threat to their ambitions, including Mr.
Dembo, are planning to kill me. For more information
check www.angola.org

Howeve , I am a young man who has ambitions and I am not in any way
interested in wars. This is why I secretly left Angola for Mozambique and
finally South Africa) to seek political asylum.I am sincerely seeking for
your urgent help in respect of safe keeping of some of my cousin's money
that arose from Diamonds sales.

This money ($61,000,000.00),Sixty-one million US dollars was already on its
way to my cousin's Swiss Bank account. It was on transit with a safe deposit
company in South Arica, when the tragic incident of my cousin's death
occurred. As a matter of fact, this is the reason I chose to leave
Mozambique for South Africa to 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 and Mozambique.

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, with my name as next of kin. 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 be an agreement to protect my interest. I have all the documents
that will enable you claim the consignment from the security company.

For your reliable assistance, I will reward you with 20% of the money, 5%
will be set aside for any expencis that may incured in the cause of the
opertion. Another 5% shall be given to a charity of your choice.The rest
shall be for me for investment purposes.

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.
Please contact me through the e-mail above or my private telephone number.

Sincerely,
Mr inno Wemba
Good day,

This proposal should not be surprising to you, as we have not had any
personal contact.Though things of this nature comes the way of business men
once in a while. However, I sincerely seek your confidence in this
transaction, which I am proposing to you as a person of transparency and
caliber.

Let me first start by introducing myself properly to you. My name is Mr inno
Wemba, cousin and Personal Assistant of Jonas Malheiro Savimbi, the leader
of 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 cousin was recently killed in a battle with the
government troops of Angola, led by President Dos Santos, on friday 22nd
February 2000. Now Mr. Antonio Dembo who was my cousin'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 a threat to their ambitions, including Mr.
Dembo, are planning to kill me. For more information
check www.angola.org

Howeve , I am a young man who has ambitions and I am not in any way
interested in wars. This is why I secretly left Angola for Mozambique and
finally South Africa) to seek political asylum.I am sincerely seeking for
your urgent help in respect of safe keeping of some of my cousin's money
that arose from Diamonds sales.

This money ($61,000,000.00),Sixty-one million US dollars was already on its
way to my cousin's Swiss Bank account. It was on transit with a safe deposit
company in South Arica, when the tragic incident of my cousin's death
occurred. As a matter of fact, this is the reason I chose to leave
Mozambique for South Africa to 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 and Mozambique.

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, with my name as next of kin. 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 be an agreement to protect my interest. I have all the documents
that will enable you claim the consignment from the security company.

For your reliable assistance, I will reward you with 20% of the money, 5%
will be set aside for any expencis that may incured in the cause of the
opertion. Another 5% shall be given to a charity of your choice.The rest
shall be for me for investment purposes.

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.
Please contact me through the e-mail above or my private telephone number.

Sincerely,
Mr inno Wemba

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