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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Rebecca Garang <r_rang12@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <mrs_r_garang1@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:48:32 +0000
Subject: From Mrs Rebecca Garang



>From Mrs Rebecca GarangKhartoum Sudan Africa. Greetings!
The source through which I got your contact gave me the confidence to reach you. I am Mrs. Rebecca Garang the widow of late Dr. John Garang who was until his death the vice president of Sudan in Africa. In brief, my late husband was a strong opposition to the incumbent government and for over 22yrs he has indefatigably fought for the liberation of the Sudanese until he was appointed as the vice president on the 9th of July 2005 following the cease fire agreement that was signed on the 6th of January 2005. A decision welcomed by the International Community as an avenue to quench the decades of civil war in Sudan. He died on the 31st of July 2005 following a helicopter crash alongside with 12 others just 22days after his appointment as the vice president. What led to the helicopter crash is still unclear but I know that my husband was the target. I am a religious person and had always seek for God’s direction in all my endeavours. I have a problem I believe you will be of great assistance to me. Please kindly permit me to have your direct telephone numbers to enable me contact for better explanations.My Private email address is:mrs_r_garang1@yahoo.fr Remain blessed. Yours sincerely Mrs. Rebecca Garang.Khartoum Sudan.
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