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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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From:
Date:
Subject: From Miss Vive John Garang.
>From Miss Vive John Garang.
Address: No 5B Bank RD South
Khartoum Sudan
Kindly accept my apology for sending mail to you. I believe you are a highly respected personality, I am writing this mail with tears, sadness and pains. I know it will come to you as a surprise since we haven't known or come across each other before considering the fact that I sourced your profile from a human resource profile database on your country through Internet in search of trusted person who can assist me.
I am Miss Vive John Garang 17 years old female from the Republic of Sudan, the Daughter of Late Dr. John Garang. Before my late father's death in Uganda on 31st of July 2005, was vice president and former rebel leader of Sudan and was kill by Sudan President Omar al Bashir in helicoptercrash.Please click this website and read more about the crash
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4733571.stm
Considering the magnitude of this transaction. I intended to get better acquainted with you on phone before writing you in full details. My late father having indefatigably fought as the great leader of the SUDANS PEOPLE LIBERATION MOVEMENT (SPLM) for over 22yrs, in the month of November 2004 he was invited by President Bush and the United Nation top officials alongside with the incumbent President Umar Al-Bashir in US and was offered US$30million by the US government as his compensation in the decades of opposition and to join the Government of National Unity of Sudan. Having accepted his condition to be the Vice President and organize a fresh election in Sudan within the next six months he accepted the cash offer and this led to a peace agreement that was signed on the 6th of January 2005 and subsequently was sworn into office as the Vice President of Sudan on the 9th of July 2005 without foreseeing the plot to eliminate him just days ahead. May his gentle soul rest in perf
ect peace.
The US$30million was safeguarded in many ways as he intended to contest in the presidential election and use part of this money for his campaign. Since his demise, President Al-Bashir and his cohorts have done all they could seek information on where this money was saved to no avail.
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