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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: "ga junior" <rbggg13@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 13:27:57 +0200
Subject: HONEST AND GENUINE PLEA

From : Mrs. Rebecca Garang
WEBSITE : http://www.gurtong.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=2049
Email : rbggg13@hotmail.com
NO 60 ELOFF STREET
SOUTH AFRICA
JOHANNESBURG

HONEST AND GENUINE PLEA
Attn:

You may be surprised to receive this letter from me since you do not
Know me personally.
I am MRS.REBECCA GARANG, the wife of late DR.JOHN GARANG the vice president
of Sudan, who was recently killed in a helicopter crash in Khartoum northern
Sudan on the 30th of July 2005
Before my husband was killed by our president DR.OMAR AL-BASHIR , He
deposited the sum of US$15 Million (Fifteen Million United States Dollars),
In a commercial bank during his mission to south Africa to purchase arms and
ammunitions during the civil war in
My country Sudan.
After the death of my husband our president and his groups started making
plan to kill me and my only son As they killed my husband, it is against
this background that, I and my only son Flee to south Africa ,currently
seeking for political asylum here in South Africa and decided to transfer
my husband's money to a foreign country since the financial
law of South Africa prohibits refugees from operating any bank account or to
be involved in any financial transaction throughout the territorial zones of
South Africa, As the wife I am saddled with the responsibility of seeking a
genuine foreign account where this money
could be transferred into without the knowledge of my government who are
treating to kill me and my family .
This money I intend to use for investment and growth in your country, I
have two options for you, firstly you can choose to have certain percentage
of the money for nominating your account for this transaction, Or you can
go into partnership with me for a profitable investment of the money in your
country.
I have also mapped out 5% of this money for all kinds of expenses we might
incure during the process of this transaction. If you do not prefer a
partnership I am willing to give you 25% of the amount while the remaining
70% will remain for my family and me.
Whichever option you Choose, feel free to notify me. If you are
Really capable and willing to assist me please contact my son (John David
Garang
Junior) immediately with: rebeccagarang2004@yahoo.co.uk. or On TEL:
+44-7031838214
You can read about my husband death on these web sites:
http://www.gurtong.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=2049

Thanks for your Anticipated co-operation.
I expect your soonest response.
Regards,
Mrs. Rebecca Garang

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delete
the material from any computer. Thank you

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