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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million 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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • jo.garang@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Joseph Garang via YouSendIt <delivery@yousendit.com>
Reply-To: jo.garang@yahoo.fr
Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2008 23:35:09 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Joseph John Garang,


Hello from Joseph,

Message from jo.garang@yahoo.fr:<br><br>From Joseph John Garang,<br />
Goodday,<br />
<br />
I search out your email ID this morning through internet hoping to seek for your assistance I am the only son of late General John Garang.<br />
My father was the former rebel leader of sudan who letter became the vice president of Sudan before he was killed by a planned deal as plane crash which took place on Monday, 1 August 2005 in a helicopter crash at the mountains ranch of Imatong in a place called Himan south of Lotukei in Eastern Equaoria.<br />
<br />
Please click or copy out this three site to see the burial of my late father.( http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/4735725.stm )buried on Saturday, 6 August 2005. ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4126370.stm )<br />
( http://english.people.com.cn/200508/07/eng20050807_200762.html )<br />
<br />
After the death of my mother, on the 15th December 2005, the president of Sudan placed embargo on my late father's assets during his speach on the 2nd January 2006 which made me to leave the country to another country.<br />
<br />
During the time of his rebel wars, He Secretly called me on a faithful day and told me that he has the sum of ($ 15.000.000.00 fifteen US Million Dollars) deposited in Security Company, that he used my name as the only son for the next of kin in deposit of the fund. He told to seek for foreigner in any country of my choice except Sudan where we will transfer this money and use it for investment purposes.<br />
<br />
I contacted the Security Company and i was told by the Security Company that i don't have right to claim the money without my late father's foreign beneficiary, its why i contacted you.<br />
<br />
It is based on this issue that i have contacted you to be the beneficiary of my money. If it pleases you, Kindly send me your full information, so that i will submit it to the Company and introduce you as the beneficiary of the money. <br />
<br />
I will like you to be honest and sincere with me, I will give you 20%.<br />
<br />
My email:(jo.garang@yahoo.fr) <br />
Thanks and God Bless you. <br />
Joseph J.Garang

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