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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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From: "FROM: RUDI A MOUSSA [JRN]." <rudi_270@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: rudi_2700@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 06:07:13 -0700
Subject: FROM: RUDI A MOUSSA [JRN].

FROM: RUDI A MOUSSA [JRN].
KINGS CAVE ESTATE MIDRAND
JOHANNESBURG. SOUTH AFRICA.
EMAIL : rudi_2700@yahoo.com


DEAR SIR,

I KNOW THIS MAIL WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE
CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT WE HAVE NOT KNOWN EACH OTHER
NEITHER WE HAD ANY FORMAL DISCUSSION BEFORE.

HOWEVER, I GOT YOUR ADDRESS BY SEARCH THROUGH YOUR
COUNTRY WED-SIT FROM THE INTERNET THOUGH AFTER READING
THROUGH YOUR PROFILE, IT INTEREST ME MUCH TO CONTACT
YOU FOR LONG TERM BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP AND INVESTMENT
ASSISTANCE IN YOUR COMPANY/COUNTRY.

I am RUDI A Moussa SON OF Gen. Adam Hamed Moussa
formal Governor who was fired from office by President
Omar el-Bashir on June 24, 2004 and appointed Atta
el-Mannan as a new governor for the state. And accused
of being outlawed militias

But this was not the true story, simply because my
father being the governor of the Southern Darfur State
has Opposed the activities of the Arab Janjaweed who
has For months, have been conducting a campaign of
destruction with alleged help from the government in
Khartoum which lead to many death, terror rape and
bunt down of home in our region.

Last year my father and most my family member where
killed by the Arab Janjaweed for his opposition to the
government /the Janjaweed and for falling to negotiate
am Arms deal in one of his trip to South Africa in
March 2004 check more on the website bellow.

<http://66.218.69.11/search/cache?p=Sudanese+southern+Darfur+&prssweb=Search&ei=UTF-8&fr=iy-text-lcl>
res&x=wrt&u=www.darfurinformation.com/g_new_gov.asp&w=sudanese+southern+darfur&d=fLf1LjmtMvqJ&icp=1&.intl=us

<http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0LaSvQHeI5EZyIB52dXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTExb24zZnU1BGNvbG8DdwRwb3MDMTAEc2VjA3NyBHZ0aWQDRjU2M183Mg--/SIG=175131a16/EXP=1150273927/**http%3a//66.218.69.11/search/cache%3fp=Sudanese%2bCrisis%26prssweb=Search%26ei=UTF-8%26fr=iy-text-lcl-res%26x=wrt%26u=web.amnesty.org/pages/sdn-index-eng%26w=sudanese%2bcrisis%26d=R9Xe6DmtM70H%26icp=1%26.intl=us>

<http://66.218.69.11/search/cache?p=Sudanese+abuja+peace+sign&prssweb=Search&ei=UTF-8&fr=iy-text-lcl>
res&x=wrt&u=newsrecall.com/word/sudanese&w=sudanese+abuja+peace+sign&d=RjLFSzmtM5z0&icp=1&.intl=us

<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4962722.stm>

After the Tragic Incident leading to the Death of my
father and families member the Arab Janjaweed With the
help of the government Confiscated all our families
ASSET burn our home and my and my Mother feel for our
there live To SOUTH AFRICA.
AFTER THE PEACE DEAL SIGNED LAST IN ABUJA NIGERIA WEST
AFRICA MAY 5TH 2006 TWO OF MY FAMILY MEMBER VISITED
DARFUR, BUT NEVER CAME BACK OR NEITHER DID WE HEAR
FROM THEM AGAIN

Thereafter as I was going through my father secured
belonging, I Discover that my late father his blessed
memory deposited A Consignment money with one of the
Know Bank in South Africa during the time of his Trip
to Negotiate and Purchase (ARMS) Mounting to the Sun
of $10,000.000.00(TEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS)
for the execution of the War Against the People of my
beloved Brother and country MEN,

Present I and my mother is living in South Africa as a
Refugee and have formally through the help of an
attorney applied for this claim with the relevant
paper work and back up documents which was confirm and
approved by the bank after series of inquires and
investigations, But as a refugee the South Africa
Monetary Policies/Laws does not allow a person with a
Refugee Certain Status of to operate or own bank
account

DUE TO THIS DRAMTIC TURN OF EVENTS I HAVE BEEN ADVICE
BY MY ATTORNEY TO LOOK FOR A TRUST WORTHY FOREIGN
PERSON/CONTACT WHO WILL HELP ME MAKE THIS CLAIM ON MY
FAMILY BEHALF WITH THE FOLLOWING

(i)PROVID ME WITH A THRUSTH WORTHY ACCOUNT WHERE THE
FUND WILL BE TRANSFERED

ii) TO ASSIST ME AND INVEST THE FUND IN A PROFITABLE
BUSINESS.

iii) TO ASSIST ME TO GET A RESIDENT PERMIT IN YOUR
COUNTRY WHERE I AND MY MOTHER WILL SETTLE DOWN. SINCE

Please urgent confirmation and your sincere assistance
will be gladly/highly needed and if you interested to
help, please call me or contact me on the above phone
and email address,

AS BE LOOKINGFORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU SOON THANKS
AND GOD BLESS

REGARDS,

FROM: RUDI A MUASSA [JRN].
FOR THE FAMILY






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