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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: j billson <billson_j@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: billson.garang@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:18:45 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: I NEED YOUR HELP


From J.bille Garang,
Due to security reasons and the kind of place I am in Ghana at the
moment, I have to contact you in this manner with apology.

I am J.bille Garang, Son of late Dr. General John Garang the former
rebel leader of Sudan who letter became the vice president of
Sudan,before he was killed by a planned deal through a plane crash, which took place on Monday August 1st, 2005 in mountains located in southern Sudan.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/4735725.stm He was buried on
Saturday August 6th, 2005.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4126370.stm

After the death of my mother Mrs. Rebecca Garang on the 15th December
2005, the president of Sudan placed embargo on my late father's assets
during his speech on January 2nd, 2006, which made me to flee from my
country through road to another country where the United Nation
granted me refugee under political asylum camp in Republic of Ghana.

Meanwhile, I am currently seeking to invest in small and large business
enterprises in your country under partnership but I am preferred to
deal directly with legitimate owners who can be able to handle my project
rather than brokers or middlemen.

Therefore, I would like to request full contact details where I can
reach the Chief Executive Officer of your organization to enable us
discuss further details on this project. However, I have a stake of USD$10. 000.000.00 Ten Million Dollars available for investment.

So I would be honored if this is treated with Utmost Urgency and do not
fail to include your direct telephone number for me to reach you easily
for more imformation regarding this project.

Sincerely Your
J.bille Garang.



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