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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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 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.
  • ms_linda90@yahoo.gr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Linda Garang <ms_900@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <ms_linda90@yahoo.gr>
Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2007 22:54:36 +0300
Subject: Ms Linda J.Garang.



Ms Linda J.Garang.
I search out your email this morning through cable network hoping to introduce to you a future and long term business transaction. I am Miss Linda Garang the only Daughter of late General John Garang.
My father was the former rebel leader of sudan who letter became the vice president of Sudan before he was killed by a planned deal as plane crash which took place on Monday, 1 August 2005 in a helicopter crash at the mountains ranch of Imatong in a place called Himan south of Lotukei in Eastern Equaoria.

Please click the site to see the burial of my late father.(http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/4735725.stm) He was buried on Saturday, 6 August (2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4126370.stm)
( http://english.people.com.cn/200508/07/eng20050807_200762.html ) After the death of my mother on the 15th December 2005, the president of Sudan placed embargo on my late father's assets during his speach on the 2nd January 2006 which made me to leave the country through road to another coutry where the government granted me refuge under political asylum camp.

As the first daughter of my father,During the time of his rebel wars, He Secretly called me on a faithful day and told me that he has the sum of $10,000.000.00 (Ten Million United States dollars) deposited in company of safety in LONDON that he used my name as his first Daughter for the next of kin in deposit of the fund. He also explained to me that I should seek for a God fearing foreigner in any country of my choice except Sudan where I will transfer this money and use it for investment purposes.

Please i am honorably seeking your assistance to be the beneficiary of the money because i went to the company of safety and i was told by the company of safety that i don't even have right to claim the money without my late father's foreign beneficiary.
It is based on this issue that i have contacted you to be the beneficiary of my money. If it pleases you, Kindly send me your full information, so that i will submit it to the company of safety and introduce you as the beneficiary of the money.

I will like you to be honest and sincere with me i will like you to help me to invest this money in any business that you know too well after the successful transfer of this money to your country i will be coming to your country. expecting to hear from you soon through this email: (ms_linda90@yahoo.gr).

Thanks and God Bless. Best regards. Miss Linda J.Garang.
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