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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: "Peter Savimbi" <petsa_vimbi2003@zwallet.com> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 10:28:43 +0200
Subject: Get back to me

Urgent and confidencial
It is a pleasure to contact you at this important time for a possible business transaction.However,i got your contact through a search on the internet website and your profile got me convinced of your capablity of handling this business with me.
I am mr.Peter Savimbi,a family brother to the late General Jonas Savimbi,Leader of the Angola Unita rebel,who was shot dead on monday 25th febuary 2002 by the opposing forces of Angolan Army.For the past years now my country was in a political crisis and conflits between the unita rebel and Goverment allied forces.
As a matter of fact,before the death of General Jonas Savimbi,I was given $29.8 million,45,550 CARAT DIAMOND and 5400 POUNCE GOLD,for the purchesing of fire arms and aemunations from Russia and a mini Lafeyette frigate from Ukrain.I considered it a great opportunity when the news of his death came and was confirmed,to divert this fund to Accra Ghana in west Africa,Where i decleared myself a political refugee and deposited this fund in two boxes under the custody of a security compay with a special arrangement that the boxes contains personal effects of my white friend.Please take a look at this web page for glance of what i told you.(http://www.the-idler.com/IDLER-02/316.html) <http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_1839000/1839252.stm>.
Furthermore,my aim of contacting you is for you to assist me with your honesty,to move this fund into your country,into a reliable bank over there.Remember i told you that the security company is not aware of the real content of this boxes.i madean arrangemet with them and lodge it their as belongings of my friend.
On the sucessful moving of this fund into your country,you will help arrange for a house for me to buy where i will leave and also sugest a lucrative business where i will invest this money.If you remain honest and will not betray me,i must compensate you handsomely as so soon as i get to your country.I look to read your response so as to enable me furnish you with the whole information regarding and for the sucess of this transaction.
I will then tell you how you will contact the security company as the rightful beneficiary of this boxes.Remain blessed as expect to read from you.
Regards,
Peter M. Savimbi.

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