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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: Tony Savimbi <tonysavimbi20@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: rose_2camara@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Sat, 7 May 2011 20:11:59 +0100 (BST)
Subject: My Dear Urgently




My Dear Urgently
I am Tony Savimbi the son of Late former Angola rebel leader Jonas Savimbi
living in The Abidjan- Cote D'Ivoire , I am in position of ($35.5Miilion)
USD which I intend to invest in Real Estate, Factory or any profitable
investments in your country. I am looking for a reliable person that will
help me to invest this money. Kindly update me if you can represent my
interest or if there is any other lucrative Business in the area related
to your fields do not delay to get back to me as soon as possible with
further details. Please, replies to my personal email address: for
anticipate cooperation. Thanks
Best regard Tony Samvibi+225 07 19 23 63

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