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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: "williams adam" <adamfamily111@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:24:58 +0000
Subject: HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL.

FROM: MR GARANG ADAM
TEL: 00 27 73 680 4590
EMAIL:adamfarmily4@hotmail.com

Dear Friend,


HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL

You may be surprised to receive this message from me since you don’t know me
in person, but for the purpose of introduction, l am MR GARANG ADAM, the
son of the late Vice President of Sudan, DR JOHN ADAM, Who happens to be
the former rebel leader of the SUDAN PEOPLE LIBERATION MOVERMENT(SPLM),who
died on Saturday the 30th July 2005 on a sabotaged helicopter crash just
three weeks after his inauguration on the 9th July 2005 at our capital
(KHARTOUM) may his soul rest in peace.

Your contact was given to me at the South Africa Exchange Network Online
here in Johannesburg as a reliable and trustworthy to deal with, that you
can assist my family in transferring the sum of US$20 MILLION(TWENTY
MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) into your Company/Private Account for
safekeeping hence l decided to Contact You.

Originally, this money was mapped out to procure Arms and Ammunitions for
the SPLM military wing and my Father was solely in charge of organizing this
Purchase. Unfortunately, as the news of the peace agreement reached my
Father while he was still in South Africa to make the Arms Deal/Procurement,
he used this opportunity to divert this money for our family future Use. He
was fortunate to be in the Republic of South Africa when the news came and
he Deposited the Consignment (CASH) as family valuables for security reasons
with a security company here in South Africa.

After depositing the money, he came back and notified me and my mother (MRS
REBECCA GARANG) about the Money, and he handed over the documents to us
before he was inaugurated along with other top SPLM officials, the cabinet
of the Incumbent President, OMAR AL BASHIR has denied any Government
involvement in Masterminding the death of my beloved Father.

My Family and l, who are currently staying in South Africa as Refugees
(Asylum Seekers) have decided to transfer this money to a foreign Country
where we can invest it. L am faced with the dilemma of investing this amount
of money in South Africa for fear of encountering the same experience in
future since both countries have the same political History.

Moreover, The South Africa Monetary policy/law does not allow such
investment hence lam seeking for an Asylum. L must let you know that this
business is 100% risk free and the nature of your business does not
necessarily Matter, so if you are willing to assist us, my family and l have
agreed to give you 15% of the total Money, 40% will be for a joint Business
Venture l will be doing with you and the other 40% will be for me and my
family, which we shall also invest in your country and the remaining 5% will
be mapped out for all expenses we may incur during the transaction.

Therefore, if you are willing and interested to render the needed
assistance, please kindly endeavor to reply me through the above
Telephone/email . l also need your private Phone and fax numbers for easy
communications. Remember that this is Highly Confidential and the success of
this transaction depends on how secret it is kept. Thanks

Expecting your reply soonest.

Best Regards
MR GARANG ADAM( FOR THE FAMILY)

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