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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million us dollars" (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)
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • john_savimbi2007@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "john savimbi" <johnsavimbi0990@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: john_savimbi2007@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2007 07:35:37 +0100
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED

My Good Friend,

I hope my letter meets you well. I am in need of your assistance. My name is
Mr. John Savimbi I am in the Engineering military unit in Luanda- Angola
before move to Ghana . Angola people are given our family problem after the
death of my uncle Jonas Savimbi, I have $19 Million US dollars in Finance
Firm in Ghana that we want to move out, the money is legal, I was given the
funds by my late uncle General Jonas Savimbi when he was in power. But we
are moving it through diplomatic means from the Finance Firm here in Ghana
to your country, using diplomatic courier service.

The most important thing, Can we give you the trust? Once the funds get to
you, you take your 40% out and keep our 60%. Your own part of this deal is
to humbly solicit for your sincere assistance to help me clear and
accommodate this fund in your country, find a safe place where the funds can
be sent to until l join you. If you are interested to assist I will furnish
you with more details when you reply. But the whole process is simple and we
must keep a low profile at alltimesPlease, l hope you will be a very honest
and reliable to deal with, and also grant and view this very request with
favour and much understanding of our unexpected bad situation presently.

Now this is what l actually wants you to do for me;
1) I want you to be presented to the finance house as the person l contacted
to assist my family received and accommodate this fund.

2 )To finally assist my family in managing this fund in any lucrative field
in your country for at least two years after l must have joined you to start
a new life, send you telephone number oremail me immediately You received
this letter to enable us plan the next step of the transfer
john_savimbi2007@yahoo.co.uk

Waiting for your urgent response.
Regards,
Mr. John Savimbi

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