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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million 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)
  • "hundred thousand us 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)
  • "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
• 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.
  • amdysavor@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Amdy Savor <amdy_savor1@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: amdysavor@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 02:56:05 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Dear Am Waiting For your Response to me,


Attn:Dearest One,
Compliments of the day. I hope that this letter does not surprise you because we have not met. However, I urge you to treat the information which it contains with due and utmost attention. Apart from being eternally grateful to you, I also assure that you shall be adequately compensated.

My name is Amdy Savor Garang. I am the only son of Mr.John Garang, who served as Sudan's new Vice President and southern Sudanese rebel chief Dr. John Garang,you can find out who my father is in this website:http://www.lookingglassnews.org/viewstory.php?storyid=1768
since the death of my fafher i really dont know what to do,but know God has instructed me to contact you.so dear now I came to know of you in my search of a reliable person to handle a very confidential business transaction, which involves the transfer of a huge sum of $ 6.5 million dollars(six million five hundred thousand us dollars only))which was deposited in a finance house by my late father befor his death for safe keeping when he got information that were hes.that all the eye of peoples is there.just like he knows that he will soon die.he deposit the money with my name so that in case if anything happon to him.and him also handle all the document over to me.
and now i want to leave here come to you place and established new life over there,
Unfortunately,my father was killed in helicopter crash, and I am the only person who has all the legal documents to claim this money.

My father gave me all the legal documents that covers this fund days before his death. I was waiting for things to cool down before making my move but the recent crisis in my country has forced me to make the move now.

Right now, the money is in a safe place.I am using this opportunity to seek for your assistance to transfer this money into your account to be invested in your country. All you need to do is to forward to me your telephone,fax number where this money will be sent to. so that I can fine a way to come over to your country for investment.

I don't have any business to cover-up, that is why i needed your assistance. If you agree to this proposal, we shall discuss on the parcentage and I will also forward to you all the legal documents that covers this fund for confirmation.Please reply with this email address:amdysavor@yahoo.com,
I awaits your quick response .

Yours faithfully,
Amdy Garang,


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