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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 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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • janesavimb@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: jane savimbi <janesavimbiss@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2007 04:23:07 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Dear Beloved Friend


Dear Beloved Friend,
I got your contact through an email directory and decided to contact you for an assistance.I am the daughter of Jonas Savimbi,the rebel leader in Angola who was shot dead on the 25th of february,2002, by the opposing Angolan Army.Before the death of my father, he deposited the sum of sixteen million dollars($16,000,000.00) in a security company.My father handed allthe legal documents for the deposit to the family attorney in trustand for safe keeping for the family.Also,after the death of my father,i and my family fled to somewhere in west africa where we are currrently living in exile.We have been trying to fly out of Africabut it has been difficult securing Visas from Africa.So,we want you to help us make claims of this fund($16M) from the Security Storage Company as my family beneficiary and transfer the money to your account or any account of your choice for that matter before i and my family can get Visas to fly down to your country for mutual sharing of the money.My
family has agree to give you 20% ($3.2M) for your anticipated assistance and 70% would be for us (my family) and the remaining 10%would be set aside for any expenses that we may incure during the course of this transaction.My family share of 70% would be invested in your country in any profitable business proposed by you.We have never met,but i want to trust you and please do not let my family down by sitting on this money when it finally gets into your account. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_1839000/1839252.stm
Thanks for your assistance and hope to hear from you immediately.Get
back to me through my alternative email address(janesavimb@sify.com)
Best Regards
Jane Savimbi

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