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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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• 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:
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • aibusavimbi15@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • asavimbi@hotmail.ro

Fraud email example:

From: aibu savimbi <aibusavimbi15@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: asavimbi@hotmail.ro
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 03:02:28 -0800 (PST)
Subject: FROM AIBU SAVIMBI RESPONSE


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: aibusavimbi15@yahoo.com

Dear friend,

My proposal to you will be very surprising as we have not had any

personal contact. However I sincerely seek your confidence in this

transaction which I propose to you as a person of transparency and caliber Let

me first start by introducing myself properly to you My name is Aibu

Savimbi cousin and Personal Assistant of Jonas Malheiro Savimbi the Leader

UNITA (National Union for the Total independence of Angola) I got your

email address from network directory I apologize if I infringed on your

privacy.

You may know that my Uncle was recently killed in a battle with the

government troops of Angola led by President Dos Santos on friday 22nd

February 2002. Now Mr Antonio Dembo who was my Uncle's second incommand

has assumed office as leader of UNITA In spite of this UNITA is like a

herd

of cattle without shepherd Prominent members like Carlos Morgado are

still lobbying to oust him and assume office as leader to enrich

themselves and some of them who see me as a threat to their ambitions including

Mr Dembo are planning to kill me For more information check

www.angolaorg

However I am a young man who has ambitions and I am not in any way

interested in wars this is why I secretly left Angola. I am sincerely

seeking for your urgent help in respect to safekeeping

of some of my Uncle's money that arose from Diamonds sales. This money

US$20 million was already on its way to my Uncle's Swiss Bank account

It was on transit with a safe deposit company in Europe when the tragic

incident of my Uncle's death occurred. As a matter of fact this is the

reason I chose to come and seek political asylum. It is very clear with

the way things

are now that President Dos Santos will lobby the International

Community to freeze my Uncle's assets and accounts abroad to ground UNITA since

he has already done this in Angola.

I plan to use this money to safeguard my future It is very essential

that you understand that the kind of trust and confidence I want to put

in you is extraordinary and an act ofdesperation on my part in order not

to lose this money Please treat this contact with utmost secrecy and

confidentiality for security and safety reasons.please reply

to:asavimbi@hotmail.ro


The help I need from you is clearing the box containing the money from

the security company after which it will be deposited in an account in

your name. The money shall remain in your custody till my asylum

application isgranted and I have the permit to conduct business then you will

transfer the account to me Meanwhile the money can be invested into

risk-free profitable ventures and there will an agreement to protect my

interest.

I have all the documents that will enable you claim the consignment

from the security company.To make this deal relisable i need a committment

from you that it will be kept confidential,your tel nd fax numbers

including mobile for easy communications,your permanent address as well as

some

form of identification.For your reliable assistance I will reward you

with 20% of the money and we shall use 5% to carry out every expenses

that we incurr during the transaction and the investment process.

75%shall be for my family.

I thank you in advance in anticipation for your assistance in enabling

me achieve this goal. Please contact me whether or not you are

interested in assisting me. This will enable me scout for another partner in

the event of non-interest on your part.

NOTE YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE WILL BE APPRECIATED.

Sincerely,

AIBU SAVIMBI.

please reply to:asavimbi@hotmail.ro






- aibu savimbi

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