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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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Fraud email example:

From: "chatwitslash savimbi" <savimbi1950@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: savimbi_ch09@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2005 18:24:21 -0500
Subject: from savimbi's family

Dear Sir/madam,

I got your contact through an email directory and decided to contact you for
an assistance.I am the son 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 in London.My father handed all
the legal documents for the deposit to the family attorney (Prof.Ahamed
Usman Awadi) in trust and for safe keeping for the family.

Also,after the death of my father,i and my family fled to South Africa where
we are currrently living in exile.We have been trying to fly out of Africa
but it has been difficult securing Visas from Africa.Before that take a look
at this.
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_1839000/1839252.stm>

So,we want you to help us make claims of this fund($16M)from the Security
Storage Company in London 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 invisted 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.

As a result of the present predicament of my family exiled in South
Africa,you should contact me immediatialy so i can direct you to my family
lawyer

Tell my family attorney(Prof.Ahamed Usman Awadi) who is in full control of
this transaction that you got a mail from Chatwitslash Savimbi instructing
you to contact him on this subject matter.Please,furnish him with your
direct Telephone,Mobile and Fax Numbers for easier communication.He will
furnish you with more details and all necessary documentations like
Certificate of Deposit etc.

Please,treat this as Confidential.

Best Regards,

Chatwitslash Savimbi

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