419 scam: "Savimbi"<williammills11@outlook.com> Greetings

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million united states dollars" (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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Savimbi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrsjuliets@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 11:21:41 -0000
Subject: Greetings

Dear Friend,

I am Mrs. Juliet Savimbi, widow of the late Unita Leader (THE UNION FOR THE TOTAL INDEPENDENCE OF ANGOLA) Who was shot by the MPLA Government in Angola.

I therefore, decided to contact you in confidence, so that I can be able to move out the sum of US$45,000,000.00 (Fourty Five Million United States Dollars only)which was secretly defaced and sealed in one metal box for security reasons.Therefore,i personally appeal for your assistance to move this money into your country where i believe it will be safe since I cannot leave the country due to the restriction of movement imposed on me and members of my family by the Angolan Government.

Upon your response, i shall arrange with you towards the effective completion of this transaction .However, we will arrange on how to move/transfer this money out of Africa to your country or as we may agreed in principle .Conclusively, I have decided to offer you 25% of the total sum why 5% will be for miscellaneous expenses while 70% is to be in trust with you subsequent to our free movement by the Angolan Government.
Please reply urgently and treat this with confidentiality and sincerity
Best Regards
Mrs Juliet Savimbi

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