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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: garang junny <junnygarang2005@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 01:29:48 +0100 (BST)
Subject: assist


Hi DEAR
MY NAME IS PETER GARANG.I AM THE SON OF SUDANESE VICE PRESIDENT DR. JOHN GARANG WHO DIED IN A PLANE CRASH WHILE RETURNING FROM THE UGANDAN CAPITAL KAMPALA TO SOUTHERN SUDAN ON 30-7-2005.BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THE MI72 HELICOPTER CARRING HIM AND SOME OF HIS AIDES WHICH WAS OWNED BY UGANDAN PRESIDENT YOWERI MUSEVENI CRASHED INTO A SOUTHERN SUDANESE MOUNTAIN RANGE.THE UNTIMELY DEATH OF MY FATHER PUTS MY ENTIRE FAMILY INTO UNEXPECTED SHOCK AND DEVASTATION.HOWEVER,I WANT TO SOLICIT YOUR ASSISTANCE ON A VERY CONFIDENTIAL TRANSACTION.MY MOTHER INFORMED ME RECENTLY OF AN EXISTING $53MDOLLERS WHICH MY LATE FATHER DEPOSITED SOMEWHERE IN ABROAD WITH A FINANCE SECURITY COMPANY.WE COULD NOT CLAIM THIS FUND BECAUSE OF CERTAIN DIPLOMATIC PROTOCCOL.IN RESPECT OF THIS DEVELOPMENT, WE WANT AN HONEST HEARTED FOREIGNER WHO WILL STAND AS MY FATHERS BUSINESS ASSOCIATE TO RECIEVE THIS FUND.WE SHALL DICUSS WHAT WILL BE YOUR SHARE.PLS IF YOU KNOW THAT YOU WILL BE CAPABLE TO DO SO GET BACK TO ME AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
YOURS SINCERELY
PETER GARANG.




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