419 scam: "Rebecca Nyandeng De-Mabior"<terra@marketing.terra.com.co> FROM: MADAM, REBECCA NYANDENG DE-MABIOR

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "the consignment" (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)
- "consignment " (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)
- "is highly 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)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +27767602446 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- mutaya2008g@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Rebecca Nyandeng De-Mabior" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mutaya2008g@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 08:30:07 +0200
Subject: FROM: MADAM, REBECCA NYANDENG DE-MABIOR

FROM: MADAM, REBECCA NYANDENG DE-MABIOR
KHARTOUM, REPUBLIC OF SUDAN
Son's E-mail: mutaya2008g@gmail.com

Son's Mobile Number: +27-7676 02446
Son's Name: Mr. Mutaya J. De-Mabior

Dear Sir/Madam

You may be surprised to receive this message from me since you don't know me in person, but for the purpose of introduction, l am Madam, Rebecca Nyandeng de-Mabior. Wife of a late Politician and X-Vice President of Republic of Sudan, DR JOHN GARANG who happens to be the former rebel leader of the SUDAN PEOPLE LIBERATION MOVERMENT SPLM), who died on Saturday the 30th July 2005 on a sabotaged helicopter crash just three weeks after his inauguration on the 9th July 2005 at our capital (KHARTOUM).

I want to transfer my late husband's Money worth the sum of $30.500,000,00USD to you for safe keeping until I arrived in your country for my family investment.Originally, this money was mapped out to procure Arms and Ammunitions for the SPLM military wing and my husband was solely in charge of organizing this Purchase. Unfortunately, as the news of the peace agreement reached my husband while he was still overseas to make the Arms Deal/Procurement, he used this opportunity to divert this money for our family future Use. He was fortunate to be overseas when the news came and he deposited the Consignment (CASH) as family valuables for security reasons with a security company overseas.

After depositing the money, he came back and notified me and my son about the money, and he handed over the documents to me before he was inaugurated along with other top SPLM officials. The cabinet of the Incumbent President, OMAR AL BASHIR has denied any Government involvement in masterminding the death of my beloved husband.Now my first son and l have decided to transfer this money to a foreign Country where we can invest it. I am faced with the dilemma of investing this amount of money in Sudan for fear of losing the money into the hand of my Government, because after the death of my husband, I was called in the Parliament concern the money which I told them that I do not know any thing about the money or where my husband kept it.

I must let you know that this business is 100% risk free and the nature of your business does not necessarily matter, if you are willing to assist me, my son and l have agreed to give you 15% of the total money, 5% will be mapped out for refunds of expense to both parties, while 80% will be for my family's investment in your country. Therefore, if you are willing and interested to render the needed assistance, please kindly endeavor to reply me through the above email or call my Son overseas through this mobile number +27-7676 02446,
name Mr. Mutaya J. De-Mabior, call him for more clarifications and procedures.

Remember that this is Highly Confidential and the success of this transaction depends on how secret it is been kept, as I do not want my Government to know about this money. You can visit my family website at http://www.gurtong.org/GarangTribute/Biographyof_LateDr.JohnGarangde-Mabior.asp

Thanks and may God Grant us Smooth Transaction and long relationship,Expecting your reply soonest.

Best Regards
Madam, Rebecca Nyandeng De-Mabior.

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