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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "huge amount of money" (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)
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Fraud email example:

From: Mr.Akirika. <imakoja12@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 09:20:38 -0700
Subject: business proposal


Dearest,

Please permit me to make your acquaintance in an informal manner.
This is necessitated by my urgent need to reach dependable and trust worthy foreign partner.

This request may seem strange and unsolicited but I will crave your indulgence and pray that you view it seriously.

I am the son of late Vice President John Garang from sudan daffur. He died of the terrible helicopter crash on 1st August 2005 on his way coming back from Uganda for a peace talk between the two neighboring countries may his soul rest in perfect peace.

My father Vice President John Garang, have some huge amount of money Deposited with Ecowas diplomatic security and Finance company in Europe that contains raw cash. because of the anti-terrorist law, this funds was moved to the Finance company through a diplomatic means so as to avoid international money laundering law.
Because of his position of my late father as the vice president of Sudan, he is been
forced by the law of Sudan to declare all his assets, this includes all his bank account, both home and abroad as the number two citizen of the nation.
You will agreed with me that Sudan has been in civil War for the past three (3) decades.

This has drawn the attention of the western world including the united nation to impose serious economic sanction in our great country Sudan.
My father Vice President John Garang, have a concrete plan seeking for foreign partner to invest the funds, as he can not deposit the funds into his account because of the Sudanese law that does not permit any of the government official to operate a foreign account, before he died of this terrible helicopter crash on the 1st August 2005.You can read more details of my father on:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/4735725.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2134220.stm

As a matter of fact, this funds will remain unclaimed in London company in Europe as non of Vice President John Garang's family knew nothing about this project as myself is afraid to tell any of them as I do not know who is loyal to me, I am the next of kin to the late Vice president.

If you are interested in this proposal you have to update me to know how we can arrange it and i will tell you what i will offer you.
regard,

AKIRIKA JOHN GARANG.

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