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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:
Date:
Subject: From Vive John Garang.

>From 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 helicopter crash.


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.
I am giving you this information based on the confidence I have bestowed on you and do pray that you will not betray or lead me astray. $15Million dollar deposited in a Swiss bank, He bought large landed properties located in the heart of Ugandan capital Kampala and $5Million US is deposit in a suspense account of a prime bank in Abidjan capital of Cote D’Ivoire in West Africa, Unfortunately the Swiss account has been shutdown. I will explain more when I call you on phone.


I am constrained to contact you because of the maltreatment which I am receiving from my step mother. She planned to take away all my late father's treasury and properties from me since the unexpected death of my beloved Father. Meanwhile I wanted to travel to Europe, but she hides away my international passport and other valuable documents.


Luckily she did not discover where I kept my father's File which contained important documents. Now I am presently staying in the refugee camp in Abidjan capital of Cote d'Ivoire. I am seeking for long-term relationship and investment assistance. My father of blessed memory deposited the sum of US$10. Million in a trunk box as a family valuables and African art work in a security firm in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire west Africa


I had contacted the security company to retrieve the deposited trunk box but the Manager told me that being a refugee, my status according to the local law does not authorize me to carry out the operation. However, he advised me to provide a trustee who will stand on my behalf. I had wanted to inform my stepmother about this deposit but I am afraid that she will not offer me anything after the release of the money.


Therefore, I decide to seek for your help in retrieving the trunk box and the money will be transfer into your bank account while I will relocate to your country and settle down with you. As you indicated your interest to help me I will give you the trunk box code number and the contact of the security company where my late beloved father deposited fund in the trunk box with my name as the next of kin. It is my intention to compensate you with 20% of the total money for your assistance and the balance shall be my investment in any profitable venture which you will recommend to me as have no any idea about foreign investment. Please get back to me through this my email box, (miss.vive01@yahoo.fr) .in regarding to help me; all communications should be through this email address only for confidential purposes.


Thanking you a lot in anticipation of your quick response. I will send you my photos in my next email for you to know me well.

Yours Sincerely,
Miss Vive John Garang

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