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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 REBECCA GARANG" <rebjohn_garang@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 20:03:25 +0400
Subject: MRS REBECCA GARANG

Dear sir/madam
I, mrs Rebecca garang the widow of late vice president of sudan,Mr John garang who died in helicopter crash on his way from ugandan to sudan on 30th of July,2005.my husband before becoming the vice president before his death is rebelling against the government over control of mineral resources in the southern part of sudan where he come from.my husband before his death have no partner in business world because of his status in the society.To avoid pressmen from writing any acticle to scandalise his name in the newspapers and magazines.He deposited a treasure worth ($4.23m)four million two hunderd and thirty thousand dollars with a security company in london.my daughter(Akoul Garang) is now in exile with me to avoid been targeted by the enemies of my husband.I decide to contact you that you will help me to retrieve it and invest it on behelf of my child whom John left behind.i will need the following items 1.PASSPORT COPY >2.FAX NUMBER 3.PERSONAL E-MAIL ADDRESS 4.TELEP
HONE NUMBER I WILL GIVE U THE SECURITY COMPANY INFORMATION ON UR WILLINGNESS TO HELP ME.
REGARDS
MRS REBECCA GARANG
( e-mail;rebjohn_garang@yahoo.co.uk <http://uk.f263.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=rebjohn_garang@yahoo.co.uk&YY=31453&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b>) N/B PLEASE I WANT YOU TO KEEP IT CONFIDENTIAL TO AVOID PRESSMEN.THANKS

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