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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447031838214 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • rbggg19@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • rebeccagarang2004@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS. REBECCA GARANG" <Rbggg19@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: Rebeccagarang2006@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 12:48:37 +0200
Subject: HONEST AND GENUINE PLEA


From : Mrs. Rebecca Garang
WEBSITE : http://www.gurtong.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=2049
Email : rbggg19@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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