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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Elizabeth Garang" <eliza_g605@yahoo.ca> (may be fake)
Reply-To: eliza_606@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 11:10:04 +0100
Subject: from elizabeth garang

Dear Sir,

I am contacting you believing you are honest and trustworthy person.I
believe you will not betray the confidence my family are willing to
repose
in you,for have contact you even though we haven't meet in person
before.My
name is Mrs Elizabeth Garang , a citizen of southern Sudan, the wife of
Mr.
John Garang the leader of Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) and a
Rebel
leader from southern Sudan.
I am presently in Senegal with my Son Raphael and my daughter.
My husband Mr John Garang deposited the sum of US$6.500.000.00 Million
(Six
Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) under a custody of
Finance Firm in Senegal with the name of my Son (Raphael) as the next
of kin
to the above fund.We need to transfer the money to a foreign trustee
with
interest to secure a sustainable investment.
We are therefore soliciting for your assistance to help us receive the
money
out from Senegal and as well to transfer it into your private or
company
account for our investment in your country under your care.
You are advised to visit this website
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2134220.stm> where you will
find
more details and informations of my husband.

Please reply immediately you receive this mail for further discussion
and
also tell us the amount you will take as your rewards for helping us to
handle the transfer to your position for us to give you more details
information of the deposit.We will give you the deposit Certificate
immediately you indicate your willingness to be our foreign business
partner.

Thanks for your anticipated understanding and co-operation.

Best regards,
Mrs.Elizabeth/Raphael Garang.

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