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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:

• 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)
  • "trunk box" (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)
  • ",000,000" (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 orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: chol garang <cholgarang8@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <chlgarang@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 01:35:51 +0000
Subject: Greetings to you please i need your urgent reply



Dear Sir,My name is Chol Garang, am the son to late Mr. John Garang, I am also a graduate of fine art .I am writing to you this
mail as to solicit your help in the transfer of my trunk box containing $45,000,000.00 US which was deposited in a
private security company by my late father (Late Vice-President John Garang of Sudan.) with a private security company
here in Accra-Ghana.What I need is a reliable God fearing person like you that will receive theConsignment on my behalf until my arrival to join you in your country. Before the death of my late father, he instructed me and my mother to invest these funds abroad. After my late father
died in a plane crash, where he met his death we came to Ghana and took refuge under the UNHCR and with our refugee
status we are not authorized to have that huge amount of money hence we need your assistance. Do state what percentage
you wish to receive for your assistance in this matter.
Note that all legal documents clearing the funds as clean and legitimate have been obtained but I am soliciting your help
because due to our present refugee status we cannot independently put claim.I will be expecting your reply as soon as possible.Thank you..Truly Yours,Chol Garang

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