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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: "Mr Joseph.Garang" <j_garangofsudan01@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 23:27:02 +0700
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL ON INVESTMENT PROJECT

From: Mr Joseph.Garang
Bangkok-Thailand
Tel:+66-46428945

Attention : The Director,

Good day, You will be surprised to read from me, but please consider this letter as a genuine request from a family in dire need of your humble assistance. Firstly, I must introduce myself. I am Mr. Joseph Garang, a Citizen of Sudan, but I am contacting you from Bangkok Thailand where I and my family are now seeking political asylum.

I am the Son of late Dr John De Mabior Garang, the former Rebel Leader and senior politician with the opposition political party in my country, Sudan People Liberation Movement /Army, before he was appointed as first vice president of the government of National Unity of Sudan on 9th of July 2005 - a position he held for only three weeks before he was killed in a helicopter crash on his way returning from a peace agreement meeting from Uganda on 30th of July 2005.

My father was a fighter for Justice and a moving force in The SPLM/A, a party wanting to end the several years of brutal war. He had lived and fought for peace and one united Sudan longing to see the long-suffering people of southern Sudan experience a better life, and just as he was on the verge of achieving what he has lived and fought for, he was taken away from us. His death has left a big hole in my life and the life of many people in my family and country at large.

You will read more stories about my late father by visiting this website:<http://www.genocideintervention.net/educate/darfurnews/index.php/2005/07/31/breaking-news-sudan-vp-john-garang-likely-dead-in-crash/>

Here is my reason for contacting you. My father deposited a huge Sum of money valued at US$15.5Million with a finance and security company in Bangkok Thailand. He kept this money in one trunk box in disguise as family treasures and could not bank them because of the situation in my Country. He told me everything concerning the funds as his next of kin while he was still in alive, this is why I need your assistance in securing the funds there in your Country, so that I can arrange on how to come over to your country for the investment of the fund in any good profit yeilding venture. I know you would be surprise to recieve such message/request from unknown person but I only urge you to consider the present situation my family is facing now.

Also, I must re-iterate the importance of having a citizen of your country to front for me, since I intend to purchase a residential property as I will be moving my family over there as soon as every thing regarding technical and logictics details is worked out and ascertained to our respective satisfaction.

To be able to actualize this project, you are required to assist in the following manners.

(1) That you shall serve as the investment fund manager (trustee) and guardian of this fund and all investment thereafter.
(2) To reach a contract joint venture partnership agreement to transfer and invest the fund in a profitable business orientation in your country under long time joint venture partnership in your care and management.
(3) To help us purchase a comfortable residential property for my family.

In view of your participation, I am ready to give you a good negotiable percentage for your assistance,or better still commit it into viable Joint venture projects.Be assured that you stand no risk of any kind as the funds belong to me and my family. As soon as I get your consent, we will quickly move this fund to your country for any investment you might introduce us into
and finally move my family over there as well. Please keep the content of message confidential until we secure this money into your country because this fund is my only hope in life and the future of my family depend solely on this fund. Further details and arrangement will commence as soon as trust confidence and good relationship is established.

I am waiting urgently for your response so that I can give you more details on how we shall proceed, while also requesting that you treat this matter in strict privacy. Cheers and God bless.

Thanks for your anticipated co-operation

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Yours Faithfully,
Joseph. Garang
For Garang's family


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