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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:
  • "the consignment" (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)
  • "million united state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a orphan 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.
  • adamsavimbi20@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Adam Savimbi <savimbiad1@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <adamsavimbi20@excite.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 08:12:21 +0000
Subject: Urgent Request for Assistance.







Urgent Request for Assistance.
>From Adam Savimbi
Telephone
00228-02-66-807
Reply to this email:adamsavimbi20@excite.com

My
Dear,

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business
relationship with you. I am Adam Savimbi the only son of late Mr.KANTE SAVIMBI.
My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in Lome ,the economiccapital of
Togo, my father was poisoned to death by his business associates on one
of
their outings on a business trip My mother died when I was a baby and
since
then my father took me so special.

Before the death of myfather on July
2003 in a private hospital here in Lome, he secretly called me on his bed side
and told me that he has the sum of Two million United State
Dollars.($13.000,000) in a safe deposit box fixed in one the prime security bank
vault/custody.The Safe deposit box was declared as a family valuables/Treasures
for safe keeping purposes. The Prime bank do have know the content of the
consignment box contain cash. Please you need to take note about
this.

He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he
was poisoned by his business associates. That I should seek for a foreign
partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it
for investment purpose such as real estatemanagement or hotel

management.

I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following
ways:
(1) To procure a profitable investment where this fund can be
invested
(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am only
20years.
(3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to
further

my education and to secure a resident permit in your
country.Moreover, I am willing to offer you 30% of the total sum as compensation
for your effort/ input after the successfull claming out and transferring of
this fund to your possession overseas.

Furthermore, you should indicate
your immediate option towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction
would be concluded within fourteen (14) working days as you signify interest to
assist me.
Awaiting to hear favourably from you soon.

Thanks and God
bless.
Best Regards,
Adam Savimbi.





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