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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "huge amount of money" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "huge deposit" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "transaction is risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "rosemary savimbi" <rosemary1111_2003@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: rosemarysavimbi@terra.com
Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2006 17:40:24 +0100
Subject: Family Treasure

Dear Friend,

I got your contact in my search for a trustworthy foreigner that will assist
me in my present predicament, as I don't even know whom to trust so I
allowed the spirit of God to lead me. Firstly let me introduce my self.

I am Mrs. Rosemary Jonas Savimbi, wife of the late leader of the National
Union of the total Liberation of Angola(U.N.I.T.A) who died on the February
22 2002 by the bullet of the ruling government troop. My late husband was
controlling the northern part of Angola as a rebel leader which is blessed
with a huge deposit of diamonds this my late husband used to his advantage,
mining and selling these diamond to foreign individuals and government in
return for huge amount of US Dollars and ammunitions that is part of the
reasons couple with determination why he was able to sustain his troop for
30 years of civil war .

Before his untimely death He left a huge amount of money which amount to
$20million( Twenty million United state dollars) he kept the money under my
care in case of inventuality so that the future of me and our children will
be secure. when we heard the bad news of his death, his trusted aid moved me
and the children and members of our family out of our hiding, we traveled in
a fishing boat to Port Oron, Calaba from where I am making this contact. The
money has been coded and secretly deposited in a security company and
declared as "ORNAMENTS" for onward courier to reliable foreigner in an
advanced economy like your country for safe keep And Investment.
I am offering you 20% of the total money if you will assist me to move this
money out of its present location as the foreign beneficiary, while I and my
family will have 80%. I am assuring you that this transaction is risk free
as we have put all the logistics in place to make it successful all we need
from you is your co-operation and sincerity of purpose. Power of
Attorney/Transfer of right and priviledges would be issued in your Name. I
will wait for your response before I can open up the
modus- operandi of this transaction to you in detail.

Please read the below Africa news regarding my Late Husband Jonas Savimbi
(May his soul rest in perfect peace.Amen...

http://www.the-idler.com/IDLER-02/3-16.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_1839000/1839252.stm


Thanks for your understanding,
yours in Business,
Mrs. Rosemary Jonas Savimbi.

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