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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: "Salek Abungu" <salek06@fsmail.net> (may be fake)
Reply-To: salekabungu@fsmail.net
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 21:35:55 +0200
Subject: Please help


I am Mr.Salek Abungu from Sudan.I am contacting you based on trust and confidence irrespective of the fact that we have not meet before and due to political crises in my country which involved the destruction of lives and livehoods in Darfur during the war between the government and rebel leader (John Garang) who was killed in a helicopter clash year 2004 in sourthern Sudan on his way back from Uganda after 21 days on seat as vice president of Sudan.
My late father Maj.Gen Daoussa Abungu was Third-comander(SLMA/A) to the Rebel leader (John Garang).My father was murdered in cold blood a day after late vice president John Garang.
Please I need your help on a pitiable situation in which I 'm passing through today.There is an information I would like you to keep very confidential.There is sum amount of money my late He deposited in a private finance company for safe keeping before his death by the Sudanese Millitary force due to during the regime of Mr.John Garang;He was incharge of mineral and allocation resource of gold using as an opportunity to smuggle gold to the western countries in exchange for money and other valuable assets.
However,the money in question is $14,000.000 Milllion U.S.Dollars.
Presently, what I would want you to do,is to assist me to get the funds withdrawn from the private finance company,have the same transfered to your position with your name and thereafter offer you 25% from the total sum as your rewards for assisting me.I will use the remain balance of the money for an investiment in your country for the future of my our family.If you are intrested
My father registered the beneficiary of the fund with my name as his next of kin.
Please be rest assured that there is no risk in this transaction during the process for thewithdrawal/transfer but i would like you to keep this transaction to your self to avoid eyes elbows of third party as the funds was deposited as An artist in a safe truck box for security porpose.
Morover,the Sudan government through it's various agents has confisticated all my late father known properties since his death.Go through below website to find more details of what my country have passed through.
<http://web.amnesty.org/library/index/engafr540082004>
Response on reciept of this mail with your desire of the percentage map out for you for further arrangement on how the funds can be transfered to your position after the proceess has been done.
Regards,
Mr.Salek Abungu.



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