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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: "Mr.Rapheal Garang" <rapheal_23@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: rapheal28@excite.com
Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2005 15:25:56 +0200
Subject: Compliment of the weekend !!

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 Raphael Garang , a citizen of southern Sudan, the son of
Mr.John Garang,leader of Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) and a Rebel leader from southern Sudan.
I am presently in Senegal with my Sister and my mother Mrs Elizabeth Garang.
My father Mr John Garang deposited the sum of US$6,500.000.00 Dollars (Six Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) under into a Finance Firm Senegal with my name Raphael as his next
of kin.
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 to find more details about the role of my father on my country civil war <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2134220.stm> 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 to enable us to give you more details information of the deposit.
We have with us here the deposit Certificate which be forward to you
immediately you indicate your willingness to be our foreign business
partner.
Thanks for your anticipated understanding and co-operation.
Best regards,
Raphael/Mrs Elizabeth Garang.



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