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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: Steve Garang <stevegrngs6@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <gdbutu@web-mail.com.ar>
Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2007 15:14:57 -0800
Subject: PLEASE VERY URGENT!!!



LETTER OF ASSISTANCE
Dear Sir,
I am 19 years child and my mother the widowed wife to former Sudanese First-Vice President John Garang, we are writing you this letter with the believe that you will be kind enough to come to our aid. My mother is the last wife to my father before his death.We are contacting you with an investment plan, which we want you to handle for us. We are ready and willing to invest the sum of $18.3 million dollars, which was left behind by my late father. Before his death he instructed the finance & security company where the funds are deposited in Ghana in an M.O.U (Memorandum of Understanding) to make sure we appoints a foreign investment manager who will manage this fund for us in a foreign country with a politically stable economy.
We will be most grateful if you accept our investment proposal either in your company or as an individual. If you are willing to proceed with you as our investment manager do feel free to contact us with your brief personal profile and other details on the business that you feel will be good enough for the investment funds. Please note that on you acceptance of this proposal your names shall be presented to the finance and security company officially as the beneficiary to the investment fund and we shall undertake a written Trust agreement where all parties will know what percentage will be taken as the investment produces profit.We hope for a favorable response to our mail. As more details will be provided to you on what we need to do to get this funds for the investment purpose in your country. My mother and I will also have to relocate to join you in your country.
For the confirmation of our facts please visit this web links: http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2005/50428.htm, http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2005-08-01-sudan-vp_x.htm?POE=NEWISVAReply back to me on steve_garang@walla.com
Best Wishes,
Steve Garang

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