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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Garang Mark" <garang_mark@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 13:09:46 +0200
Subject: PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

FROM: MR MARK GARANG.
TEL.+27 83 9699 894
Alternative Email Address (frazoona@hotmail.com)
JOHANNESBURG,SOUTH AFRICA.

URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL.
ATT: CEO/MANAGING DIRECTOR

My Sincere Greeting,

You may be surprised to receive this letter from me since you don't
know me in person, First I must introduce myself, I am MR. MARK GARANG, The
only son of the late Dr. JOHN GARANG a former rebel leader of the Sudan
People's Liberation Movement (SPLM), who spent 21 years fighting for
southern Sudan, NORTH OF AFRICA. He died in a helicopter crash on saturday
30th of july 2005 as he was returning from a meeting in Rwakitura with
long-time ally President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda weeks after he was newly
appointed vice-president of the Country.

My late father being the rebel leader and the SPLA gaining the backing of
Libya, Uganda and Ethiopia,my late father and his army controlled a large
part of the southern regions of the country where the Sudanese resources
such as Oil were based.

Foutunately,just a week before he was appointed as the new vice-president of
Sudan, as if he do foreseen the future,he handed me over a sealed Documents
advising that the contents is his gain for bringing peace in Sudan and that
I should make good use of the contents in bringing up my family and taking
care of my mother and sisters. After which he sent me and my sisters to
South Africa where he said and advised that I should then open the Documents
and follow up with his instructions.

It's on our arrival in Republic of South Africa that I found the Documents
as a Depository Documents of US$20,000, 000.00(TWENTY MILLION UNITED STATE
DOLLARS] which he made with a Private Security and Finance company in
johannesburg, South Africa. And as he stated,I followed his instructions as
written which one of them is acquiring a change of ownership for the
Deposited Consignment to my name and to summit ourselves to the Department
of the Home Affairs where we will decleared as Refugee but still maintain
the secrecy of our belongings.

After all these,while we are waiting for his advise on what next to do
regarding to this fund which is to heavy for me to control on myself,it came
as a heavy shock and blow to us as we receive the sad news of my father's
death and being in this condition,I don't actually know whatelse to do until
after his Burial Ceremony but having such a fortune in my position,I decided
to make some confidential approach seeking for information via Lawyers and
Financial Advisers. It's after this that I concluded my next step to take.

But now As a Refugee (ASYLUM SEEKER) I am not allow to operate any bank
account or to be involved in any huge financial transaction and my late
father's caution about the carefullness and confidentialities to be
involved,I am saddled with the responsibility of seeking a genuine foreign
partner where this money could be transferred without any problem.
If you therefore accept to assist me which I know you will, please contact
me through the above telephone or e-mail address for more briefing on this
business assistance.

For your assistance I have two options for you First, you can choose to have
a certain percentage of the money, Secondly you can go into partnership with
me for the proper profitable investment of the money in your country
whichever the option you choose feel free to notify me, If you do not prefer
a partnership, I am willing to give you 20% of the total sum while the
remaining 80% will be for me and for my investment in your country.

I therefore implore you to please maintain the absolute confidentiality of
this matter even if you decide not to help me.

Waiting for your response via Telephone or Email Address

Thanks and best regards.

MR MARK GARANG.

_________________________________________________________________
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