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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: "carlos savimbi" <lovimbi49@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: lovimbi60@yahoo.com.cn
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 19:01:48 +0100
Subject: ....regarding carlos

....regarding carlos

Let me first start by introducing myself properly to you My name is Carlos
Savimbi nephew 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 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 in command 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 threat to their ambitions including Mr Dembo are planning to kill
me. However I am a young man who has ambitions and I am not in any way
interested in wars this is why I am secretly seeking for political asylum I
am sincerely seeking for your urgent help in respect to safekeeping of some
of my Uncle's money that arose from Diamonds sales. 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.

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.
Thank you,

CARLOS SAVIMBI.

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