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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: V.J.Garang <admintb@kpru.ac.th>
Reply-To: <fontevera0@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2017 22:58:36 -0700
Subject: FAMILY.

Mrs. Veronica John Garang

Plot 176 Block No.111 G.R.A, Jebel Kujur , Juba ,South Sudan.

Mutual Investment Request.

Dear Friend/Partner,

This message may come to you as a surprise, but be assured it is in good
faith from a widow in need. I am MRS. VERONICA JOHN GARANG the wife of
late vice president of SUDAN, DR JOHN GARANG who happens to be the former
rebel leader of THE SUDAN PEOPLES LIBERATION MOVEMENT (SPLM). My husband
died on Saturday 30th of July 2005 on a sabotaged helicopter crash just
three weeks after his inauguration on the 9th of July in our capital
(KHARTOUM may his gentle soul rest in peace. I got your contact through
INTERNATIONAL AFRICAN INFORMATION EXCHANGE though I did not disclose the
nature of the business to them during the process of searching for a
reliable individual/company who can assist my family in transferring the
sum of US$22 Million (Twenty Two Million United States Dollars only in a
private or company account overseas for safe keeping/investment hence I
decide to write you.

Originally the 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 in South Africa to make the arms
procurement, he used the opportunity to divert this money for our family
future use. He was fortunate to be in Spain through South Africa when the
news came and he deposited this money in a sealed consignment (CASH) as a
family valuable for security reasons in a sealed metal box containing the
fund with a private fiduciary company in Spain. After depositing the money
he came back and notified me and my son (ROLAND ALFRED GARANG) about the
money ,he also handed over the documents to us 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. As a family we have agreed to offer you 20% of the total sum of
money for your assistance 5% has been mapped out for both local and
international expenses that will be incurred by both of us in the course
of this transfer and the remaining 75%will be for my family investment in
your country through your advice. You have to understand that continuous
existence of my family depends on this fund. That is why I have taken the
responsibility of making this initial contact for my family. Therefore on
acceptance of this proposal you can contact my son ROLAND ALFRED GARANG
who is currently a political asylum seeker in Spain, his direct email:
rolialfred50@gmail.com for more details on this situation. Our country
has successfully voted in a referendum to become a sovereign nation
therefore it is now the right
time for us to move this fund. Every plan concerning this transaction has
been completed. I am assuring you that this transaction is 100% risk free
but requires absolute trust and confidentiality. Furthermore the current
crisis in my Country has made it imperative that we must seek for a
reliable partner in whose account the fund will be transferred to, hence
my initial contact to you on behalf of my family.

Yours faithfully

MRS.VERONICA JOHN GARANG
For the family.

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