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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.Samuel Garang" <ga_sam205@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: sam_ga204@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 16:45:08 +0200
Subject: VERY URGENT

Hello Dear,

I am contacting you believing you are honest and trustworthy person.
I believe you will not betray the confidence I am willing to repose in you,
for have contact you even though we haven't meet in person before.

My name is Samuel Garang , a citizen of southern Sudan, the son of
Mr.John Garang, Ex- Rebel Leader / Leader of Sudan People's Liberation Army
(SPLA),The First Vice-President of my country Sudan.He died in helicopter
crash on 30th July 2005 on his way returning from official meeting with the President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda.

Please go through this web coverage for more information about my father.
(1) When he was a Rebel Leader!!!!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2134220.stm
(2) President Bush Condolences!!!
http://usinfo.state.gov/af/Archive/2005/Aug/01-974262.html?chanlid=af
(3) Comments about his death!!!!
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050806/en_afp/sudangarangprofile_050806141152

My father Mr John Garang deposited the sum of US$,7,500.000.00 Dollars (Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in a custody of Finance Firm Senegal with my name Samuel as his next of kin.
Considering the situations behind the sudden death of father,my mother requested for urgent transfer of this money out from Africa.

I 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.

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.

I will give you more details informations immediately you indicate your willingness to be my foreign business partner.
Thanks for your anticipated understanding and co-operation.
Best regards,
Samuel Garang.

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