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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:
  • "dear beloved," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge amount of money" (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)
  • "huge deposit" (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)
  • "confidentiality of this transaction" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
  • "ho cambiato indirizzo!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • rosesavimbi20@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: rose savimbi <rosesavimbi20@yahoo.it>
Date: Tue, 2 May 2006 10:02:33 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: PLEASE I AM IN NEED OF YOUR ASSISTANCE


Ho cambiato indirizzo!Puoi ora scrivermi a questo indirizzo: rosesavimbi20@yahoo.it





My Dear Beloved,

I got your contact in my search for a trustworthy foreigner that will assist

me in my present predicament, as I don't even know whom to trust so I allowed

the spirit of God to lead me. Firstly let me introduce my self.

I am Mrs. Rosa Jonas Savimbi, wife of the late leader of the National Union

of the total Liberation of Angola(U.N.I.T.A) who died on the February 22

2002 by the bullet of the ruling government troop.

My late husband was controlling the northern part of Angola as a rebel leader

which is blessed with a huge deposit of diamonds this my late husband used

to his advantage, mining and selling these

diamond to foreign individuals and government in return for huge amount

of US Dollars and ammunitions that is part of the reasons couple with

determination

why he was able to sustain his troop for 30 years of civil war .

Before his untimely death He left a huge amount of money which amount to

$15.6million (Fifteen million,six Hundred United state dollars) he kept

the money under my care in case of inventuality so that the future of me

and our children will be secure. when we heard the bad news of his death,

his trusted aid moved me and the children and members of our family out

of our hiding, we traveled in a fishing boat to Abidjan, Côte.d'ivoire from

where I am making this contact.

It is here in Abidjan he deposited this said money in one of the Banks

In this country and as you can see I am very sick and always in the church

receiving prayers for God's hilling and protection over my ill health. I

got to know about this information and as well able to recover all the

relevant

documents regards to this deposits which he kept with my grand mother.He

also attached a clause "PAY AS RECEIVED" to its deposit to avoid banker's

malpractice's and also to avoid somebody tempering with the fund until it

has been finally transferred into his foreign partners bank account.

I have promise to gratify for your kind assistance, if you can avail me

an account facility where I can transfer the money into. After much we

know each other sign some necessary document like agreement for both mutual

understanding that if finally the money gets into your account that you

can not sit on my money, or even claim more percentage than what agreed

on,you must make this promise to me before we proceed further.

Once I am convinced with this lay down Promise, I will now instruct the

bank to transfer the money to your account. In addition a letter of an

invitation is highly needed because me and my son will fly to meet with

you as soon as the transfer is done, for the future investment of the

money,as

well as to settle down in your country, I hope you shall welcome us and

accept us as a members of your family.

If you accept this proposal you are advised to send to me your banking

details for the transfer. Please I beg that the information passed through

must be treated with absolute confidentiality considering, our security

and that of the money.

If you are thus and truly disposed to assist me in transferring this fund

kindly write me through my e-mail address: (rosesavimbi20@yahoo.it )

Further details will be made known to you about the lifting of this fund

legally to your Bank Account on the confirmation of your interest to move

on with this transation .As you can understand the condition of the world

today,So I will like you to keep the confidentiality of this transaction

if you are ready and really want to work with Me and my son on this Business.

Again be informed on non account should you involve any third party if not

when both agree to do that. Thanks you for your maximum co-operation.

Please read the below Africa news regarding my Late Husband Jonas Savimbi(May

his soul rest in perfect peace.Amen...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1839252.stm

Thanks for your understanding,

Regards,

Mrs Rosa Jonas Savimbi



- rose savimbi

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